16 Combe Fields, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6JU

16 Combe Fields is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Portishead, Bristol, Bristol (BS20 6JU). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 47 m² this is the 5th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–90 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since May 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 47 m² it's 20.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 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 £149,000 sits 325.7% above the 1997 sale of £35,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 68.1% below the postcode norm.