Beech Cottage, Marford Hill, Marford, Wrexham, LL12 8SW

Beech Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Marford, Wrexham, Wrexham (LL12 8SW). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.

3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 96 m² it sits well below the postcode median (139 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2008–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £402,000 is 41.1% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 38.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in June 2012.