24a, Blackwood Avenue, Rugby, CV22 7ER

24a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rugby (CV22 7ER). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 43 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–62 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 1998 — that's 28 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 £115,000 sits 369.4% above the 1998 sale of £24,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 43% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.