April Cottage, High Street, Farndon, Chester, CH3 6PT

April Cottage is a detached house in Farndon, Chester, Chester (CH3 6PT). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.

At 195 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £569,000 sits 83.5% above the 2012 sale of £310,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 35.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in May 2012.