557b, Filton Avenue, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 0QH

557b is a mid-terrace house in Horfield, Bristol, Bristol (BS7 0QH). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2022 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 45 m² this is the 5th smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 21–151 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 (39 versus a best of 78).

At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £212,000 is 11.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£392/sq ft) was about 214.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £190,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.