24 Hawker Close, Broughton, Chester, CH4 0SQ

24 Hawker Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Broughton, Chester, Chester (CH4 0SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Held since December 1997 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 sits 362.5% above the 1997 sale of £64,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£42/sq ft) was about 72.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.