20 Farm Road, Garden City, Deeside, CH5 2HH

20 Farm Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Garden City, Deeside, Deeside (CH5 2HH). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £148,000 sits 55.9% above the 2014 sale of £94,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£136/sq ft) was about 50.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). On the market in May 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.