Flat 1, 8 Claverton Buildings, Bath, BA2 4LD

Flat 1 is an end-of-terrace house in Bath (BA2 4LD). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 466 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £231,000 sits 65% above the 2010 sale of £140,000. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (63 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).