23 Bouverie Street, Bristol, BS5 0RS

23 Bouverie Street is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bristol (BS5 0RS). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–114 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (47 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 42 m² it's 20.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 15 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £164,000 sits 209.4% above the 2002 sale of £53,000.