7a, King Edward Street, Shotton, Deeside, CH5 1DN

7a is a mid-terrace house in Shotton, Deeside, Deeside (CH5 1DN). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 46 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–109 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since June 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 sits 321.4% above the 1995 sale of £28,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£57/sq ft) was about 41.7% below the postcode norm. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).