Fern Lodge, 5, Beach Road, Weston Super Mare, BS23 1BT

Fern Lodge is a three-bedroom detached house in Weston Super Mare (BS23 1BT). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. At 92 m² this is the 12th 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 across 13 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.

At 92 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £204,000 sits 63.2% above the 2016 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£126/sq ft) was about 31.4% below the postcode norm. On the market in February 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.