Hilbre, Liverpool Road, Buckley, CH7 3LX

Hilbre is a three-bedroom detached house in Buckley (CH7 3LX). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (September 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory.

At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 sits 50.7% above the 2017 sale of £213,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 9 years since the last transfer (March 2017).