5 Dove Close, Elton, Chester, CH2 4RD

5 Dove Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Elton, Chester, Chester (CH2 4RD). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1998–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 sits 76.9% above the 2014 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 24% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (67 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sold in July 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.