15 Handford Court, Stepping Lane, Derby, DE1 1GX

15 Handford Court is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Derby (DE1 1GX). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. At 33 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–405 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in June 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since September 1996 — that's 30 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 £100,000 sits 316.7% above the 1996 sale of £24,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£68/sq ft) was about 26.2% below the postcode norm. At 33 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (40 m² median across 32 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs).