Hillman House, Flat 16, Smithford Way, Coventry, CV1 1FZ

Hillman House is an end-of-terrace house in Coventry (CV1 1FZ). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2019); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. At 34 m² this is the 4th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in Hillman House, where floor areas span 33–143 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (38 versus a best of 79).

At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (55 m² across 30 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.