8a, Kinsey Street, Congleton, CW12 1ES

8a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Congleton (CW12 1ES). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 31 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–130 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 23 units on file.

Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £101,000 sits 197.1% above the 2015 sale of £34,000. At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (56 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in April 2015. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2004. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.