Hay Hill House, Flat 2, Hay Hill, Bath, BA1 5LZ

Hay Hill House is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bath (BA1 5LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a basement. At 40 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in Hay Hill House, where floor areas span 37–50 m². The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since September 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 26% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 sits 101.6% above the 2002 sale of £129,950. At 40 m² it's 18.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 12 EPCs).