Marsh Flats, 3, 75 Markeaton Street, Derby, DE1 1DX

Marsh Flats is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Derby (DE1 1DX). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 32 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Marsh Flats (32–50 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (77 versus a worst of 67). The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good.

Held since March 2008 — that's 18 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 landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 54 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1997–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £102,000 is 13.3% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 121.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.