Flat 2, 121, Boughton, Chester, CH3 5BH

Flat 2 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Boughton, Chester, Chester (CH3 5BH). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 78 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 53–123 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (49 versus a best of 60). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump.

Held since June 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2010–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 60% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £210,000 is 31.3% above the 2011 sale price.