23 Ballater Crescent, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5JD

23 Ballater Crescent is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Vicars Cross, Chester, Chester (CH3 5JD). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2026) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since February 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Held since July 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2000–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £212,000 sits 67.2% above the 2009 sale of £126,825. At 82 m² it's 17.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 13 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs).