Flat 4, 5 Little Stanhope Street, Bath, BA1 2BH

Flat 4 is a mid-terrace house in Bath (BA1 2BH). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 42 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–58 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (September 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

It hasn't traded since June 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 42 m² it's 27.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 is 48.5% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 51.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.