18 Browns Lane, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7LW

18 Browns Lane is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Handbridge, Chester, Chester (CH4 7LW). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 53 m² this is the 11th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–60 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in September 2005. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £164,000 is 11.6% above the 2005 sale price.