53a, High Street, Measham, Swadlincote, DE12 7HR

53a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Measham, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7HR). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on electricity. At 36 m² this is the 6th smallest of 51 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–136 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 51 units on file.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in June 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 50 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£632/sq ft) was about 296% above the typical sold price in the postcode.