Dolwen, Chester Road, Pentre, Deeside, CH5 2DT

Dolwen is a detached house in Pentre, Deeside, Deeside (CH5 2DT). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 is 40.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 32.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £140,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.