Flat, 2 Beach Road, Hartford, Northwich, CW8 4BA

Flat is a semi-detached house in Hartford, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 4BA). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. At 104 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (104–330 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (57 versus a worst of 34). The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 is 26.3% below the 2021 sale of £350,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£313/sq ft) was about 79.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 104 m² it sits well below the postcode median (250 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £350,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.