Flat 4, 393 Padiham Road, Burnley, BB12 6SZ

Flat 4 is a one-bedroom detached house in Burnley (BB12 6SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 576 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2010) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from December 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 53 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 52–64 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 6 units on file.

Held since April 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £106,000 sits 158.5% above the 2011 sale of £41,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 25% below the postcode norm. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (180 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs).