Fern Lodge, 2, Beach Road, Weston Super Mare, BS23 1BT

Fern Lodge is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Weston Super Mare (BS23 1BT). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. At 67 m² this is the 4th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in Fern Lodge, where floor areas span 59–97 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 (49 versus a best of 71). The latest certificate (May 2013) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 10 years since the last transfer (September 2016). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £170,000 is 11.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 17.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.