7a, Cecil Street, Chester, CH3 5DP

7a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chester (CH3 5DP). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 46 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–76 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.

At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (67 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £126,750. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £140,000 is 10.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 47% above the typical sold price in the postcode.