Flat 1, 7 Southleigh Road, Bristol, BS8 2BQ

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bristol (BS8 2BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. At 34 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (34–200 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 7 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in April 2006. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (50 m² across 47 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 sits 76.3% above the 2006 sale of £139,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 54.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.