Flat 6, 5 Little Stanhope Street, Bath, BA1 2BH

Flat 6 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bath (BA1 2BH). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 411 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 38 m² this is the 2nd 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 bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (67 versus a best of 74). The latest certificate (August 2009) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2000–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 sits 71.2% above the 2002 sale of £125,000. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (58 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.