10 Bretton Drive, Broughton, Chester, CH4 0RS

10 Bretton Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Broughton, Chester, Chester (CH4 0RS). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 52 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–109 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £126,000 sits 180% above the 2001 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 42.3% below the postcode norm.