Centro West, Apartment 16, Searl Street, Derby, DE1 1BW

Centro West is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Derby (DE1 1BW). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 57 m² this is the 12th smallest of 50 units on EPC record in Centro West, where floor areas span 44–111 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 51 units on file.

Today's modelled estimate of £122,000 is 15.3% below the 2007 sale of £143,955, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£235/sq ft) was about 46.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Held since November 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).