18 Bankside Close, Coventry, CV3 4GD

18 Bankside Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Coventry (CV3 4GD). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–69 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 49 units on file. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in July 2000. 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 £118,000 sits 210.5% above the 2000 sale of £38,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 32.9% below the postcode norm. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (64 m² across 48 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs).