Anvil Lodge, Marsh Lane, Ince, Chester, CH2 4NR

Anvil Lodge is a two-bedroom detached house in Ince, Chester, Chester (CH2 4NR). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 118), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £183,000 is 18.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 36.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £155,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.