3b, Ash Grove, Shotton, Deeside, CH5 1AF

3b is a semi-detached house in Shotton, Deeside, Deeside (CH5 1AF). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 25 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (25–186 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since September 2016. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 sits 210% above the 2021 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 56.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 25 m² it sits well below the postcode median (69 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £50,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.