Hopton Court, Flat 8, Bowns Close, Evercreech, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6NY

Hopton Court is a one-bedroom detached house in Evercreech, Shepton Mallet, Shepton Mallet (BA4 6NY). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. At 33 m² this is the 2nd 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 top. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 84.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 33 m² it's 17.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (40 m² median across 7 EPCs). Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £114,750. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.