Flat 2, 27 Walcot Buildings, Bath, BA1 6AD

Flat 2 is an end-of-terrace house in Bath (BA1 6AD). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 53 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (42–53 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since August 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 53 m² it's 26.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (42 m² median across 72 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £180,000 is 44% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 21.4% below the postcode norm.