Ethos Court, Apartment 20, Russell Street, Chester, CH3 5BB

Ethos Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chester (CH3 5BB). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. At 80 m² this is the 17th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in Ethos Court, where floor areas span 46–98 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 84). The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since December 2006 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 80 m² it's 24% larger than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 18 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 28.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.