Esher House, Flat 1, Chaucer Road, Bath, BA2 4QY

Esher House is a semi-detached house in Bath (BA2 4QY). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2010 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 wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). Main heating runs on electricity. At 70 m² this is the 4th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Esher House, where floor areas span 51–126 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 77).

Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -1.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £369,000 is 13.5% above the 2023 sale price. At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £325,000 in July 2023.