Flat, 25 Claverton Buildings, Bath, BA2 4LD

Flat is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bath (BA2 4LD). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Held since June 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 15.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £529,000 is 17.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£557/sq ft) was about 108.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 75 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.