3a, Chemistry Lane, Pentre, Deeside, CH5 2DA

3a is a two-bedroom detached house in Pentre, Deeside, Deeside (CH5 2DA). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 920 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since June 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 sits 85.7% above the 2006 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£76/sq ft) was about 50.9% below the postcode norm.