Flat, 213 Kingstown Road, Carlisle, CA3 0BB

Flat is a detached house in Carlisle (CA3 0BB). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 666 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 62 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (62–148 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 (45 versus a best of 70). The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since November 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1996–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £164,000 sits 82.2% above the 2001 sale of £90,000. At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).