1 Old Orchard Cottages, Walcot Street, Bath, BA1 5BE

1 Old Orchard Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Bath (BA1 5BE). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 831 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 77 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across 1 Old Orchard Cottages (77–81 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (51 versus a best of 64). The latest certificate (February 2011) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in February 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 77 m² it's 17% larger than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 5 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £371,000 is 48.4% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 17.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.