Deva Cottage, High Street, Bagillt, CH6 6ED

Deva Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Bagillt (CH6 6ED). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2012) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -0.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 is 45.7% above the 2013 sale price. 13 years since the last transfer (November 2013).