Scenic View, Coppa View, Buckley, CH7 2AA

Scenic View is a six-bedroom detached house in Buckley (CH7 2AA). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Held since May 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (42 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £378,000 sits 152.1% above the 2002 sale of £149,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£83/sq ft) was about 47.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.