Silk Mills, Flat 10, Stonehouse Green, Congleton, CW12 1FR

Silk Mills is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Congleton (CW12 1FR). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 50 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 15 units on EPC record in Silk Mills, where floor areas span 48–92 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 82). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 50 m² it's 18.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2017–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 is 10.7% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 52.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £140,000 in December 2023.