Flat 3, 9 Darlington Street, Bath, BA2 4EA

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bath (BA2 4EA). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 45 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–53 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£593/sq ft) was about 60.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 45 m² it's 15.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 35 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Sold July 2024 for £287,000.