Granary Wharf, Apartment 10, Steam Mill Street, Chester, CH3 5BE

Granary Wharf is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chester (CH3 5BE). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. At 103 m² this is the 40th smallest of 50 units on EPC record in Granary Wharf, where floor areas span 31–150 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since March 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 49 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).