26a, St Nicholas Road, Uphill, Weston Super Mare, BS23 4XE

26a is a two-bedroom detached house in Uphill, Weston-Super-Mare, Weston Super Mare (BS23 4XE). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 71 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (71–308 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

It hasn't traded since May 1995, a hold of 31 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 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £146,000 sits 548.9% above the 1995 sale of £22,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£29/sq ft) was about 84% below the postcode norm.