8a Ducie Court, Ducie Road, Staple Hill, Bristol, BS16 5JR

8a Ducie Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Staple Hill, Bristol, Bristol (BS16 5JR). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 60 m² this is the 10th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–76 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (66 versus a best of 84). Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 60 m² it's 16% larger than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £166,000 sits 174.4% above the 2016 sale of £60,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 60.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2023. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 10 years since the last transfer (April 2016).