Carden Smithy, Barton Road, Clutton, Chester, CH3 9EP

Carden Smithy is a four-bedroom detached house in Clutton, Chester, Chester (CH3 9EP). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1578 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 64), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.

At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £606,000 is 21.2% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 54.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 14 years since the last transfer (November 2012).