8 Foxes Close, Mancot, Deeside, CH5 2EX

8 Foxes Close is a one-bedroom detached house in Mancot, Deeside, Deeside (CH5 2EX). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 27 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (27–70 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (January 2012) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 sits 133.3% above the 2013 sale of £48,000. At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (61 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 12 years since the last transfer (December 2013). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.