Flat, 91 High Street, Lavenham, Sudbury, CO10 9PZ

Flat is an end-of-terrace house in Lavenham, Sudbury, Sudbury (CO10 9PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 81 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (81–183 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (67 versus a worst of 40). The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70).

Held since February 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £291,000 sits 104.9% above the 1996 sale of £142,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 51.7% below the postcode norm.