Channerton, Green Lane, Lache, Chester, CH4 7NG

Channerton is a three-bedroom detached house in Lache, Chester, Chester (CH4 7NG). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since December 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 119 m² it's 17.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 sits 135% above the 2008 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 40.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.