Flat 2, 18 Walcot Buildings, Bath, BA1 6AD

Flat 2 is a mid-terrace house in Bath (BA1 6AD). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 29 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (29–52 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to D across 7 units on file. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2023 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since August 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 sits 201.9% above the 1999 sale of £54,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 33.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (42 m² across 72 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.