1a, Argyle Terrace, Bath, BA2 3DB

1a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bath (BA2 3DB). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 52 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (52–101 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in July 2021 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good.

At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£509/sq ft) was about 199% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £285,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.