Flat 2, 14 Portland Street, Leamington Spa, CV32 5HE

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom detached house in Leamington Spa (CV32 5HE). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 55 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (55–79 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 5 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 sits 57.3% above the 2009 sale of £112,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 20.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.