1a, Margarets Buildings, Bath, BA1 2LP

1a is a mid-terrace house in Bath (BA1 2LP). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Held since June 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (41 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £428,000 sits 242.4% above the 1997 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 32.3% below the postcode norm.