38a, Nottingham Road, Somercotes, Alfreton, DE55 4JJ

38a is an end-of-terrace house in Somercotes, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 4JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. At 51 m² this is the 5th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–123 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in October 2004. Across 2004–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 95.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 sits 115.8% above the 2004 sale of £53,750. At 51 m² it's 27.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).