2 Powells Orchard, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7LA

2 Powells Orchard is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Handbridge, Chester, Chester (CH4 7LA). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 47 m² this is the 11th smallest of 30 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–88 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 30 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in June 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1995–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 is 11.5% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 19.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 47 m² it's 17.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 29 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.