Flat 1, 7 Downleaze, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, BS9 1NA

Flat 1 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Stoke Bishop, Bristol, Bristol (BS9 1NA). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. At 105 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 99–128 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 (42 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (May 2012) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since December 2006, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £529,000 sits 55.6% above the 2006 sale of £340,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 33.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.