7b, Cecil Street, Chester, CH3 5DP

7b is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chester (CH3 5DP). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 50 m² this is the 4th 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 across 24 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in January 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 is 15.9% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 23.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it's 25.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 23 EPCs).