First Floor Flat, 272 St Johns Lane, Bristol, BS3 5AU

First Floor Flat is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bristol (BS3 5AU). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

Held since August 1995 — that's 31 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 £244,000 sits 378.4% above the 1995 sale of £51,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 47.4% below the postcode norm. At 54 m² it's 20.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 35 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs).