27 Powells Orchard, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7LA

27 Powells Orchard is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Handbridge, Chester, Chester (CH4 7LA). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 46 m² this is the 8th 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.

Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 35.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 46 m² it's 19.3% 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. Sold August 2022 for £127,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.