Flat 3, 2 Highbury Parade, Highbury Road, Weston Super Mare, BS23 2DW

Flat 3 is a semi-detached house in Weston Super Mare (BS23 2DW). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 44 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (44–53 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (63 versus a best of 70). The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Held since September 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 is 25.5% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 107.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 44 m² it's 17% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 17 EPCs).