Flat 4, 1 Hanover Street, Bath, BA1 6PP

Flat 4 is a two-bedroom detached house in Bath (BA1 6PP). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 73 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (68–73 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (42 versus a best of 70). The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 73 m² it's 27% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 20 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £280,000 is 11.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 136.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £251,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.