Flat, 5 Dean Lane, Bristol, BS3 1DB

Flat is an end-of-terrace house in Bristol (BS3 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 5 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). At 55 m² this is the 6th smallest of 30 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–199 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 30 units on file.

Held since January 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £354,000 sits 136% above the 2000 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 17.7% below the postcode norm. At 55 m² it's 22.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 29 EPCs).