Regents House, Flat 1, Fontwell Road, Branston, Burton On Trent, DE14 3BJ

Regents House is an end-of-terrace house in Branston, Burton-On-Trent, Burton On Trent (DE14 3BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 43 m² this is the 6th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in Regents House, where floor areas span 36–49 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 sits 282.5% above the 1999 sale of £28,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£62/sq ft) was about 52.9% below the postcode norm.