Flat 2, 31 Bathwick Street, Bath, BA2 6NZ

Flat 2 is a mid-terrace house in Bath (BA2 6NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 29 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (29–84 m²). On EPC score it ranks last in the building (40 versus a best of 46). The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since September 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 sits 203.5% above the 2000 sale of £57,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 41% below the postcode norm. At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.