1 Lower College Street, Bristol, BS1 5QL

1 Lower College Street is an end-of-terrace house in Bristol (BS1 5QL). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 41 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 22–51 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 (53 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since April 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £180,000 sits 80% above the 2003 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 21.8% below the postcode norm.