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

3f is a semi-detached house in Shotton, Deeside, Deeside (CH5 1AF). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. 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 (March 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 sits 77.3% above the 2022 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 134.5% 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: £75,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.