Hopton Court, Flat 4, Bowns Close, Evercreech, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6NY

Hopton Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Evercreech, Shepton Mallet, Shepton Mallet (BA4 6NY). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 40 m² this is the 5th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Hopton Court, where floor areas span 32–46 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (61 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (April 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 40.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it's 21.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (33 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: November 2023 at £125,000.