Flat 3, 153 Newbridge Hill, Bath, BA1 3PX

Flat 3 is a semi-detached house in Bath (BA1 3PX). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–116 m²). The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since October 2008. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Held since August 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (92 m² across 39 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £329,000 is 13.4% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£641/sq ft) was about 191.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.