13a, Chaplin Road, Bristol, BS5 0JT

13a is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bristol (BS5 0JT). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 53 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–110 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (75 versus a worst of 51). The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

It hasn't traded since August 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £188,000 sits 317.8% above the 2002 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£79/sq ft) was about 37.1% below the postcode norm. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs).