22a, Belvedere Road, Darlington, DL1 5EP

22a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Darlington (DL1 5EP). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–207 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (11 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a G (score 11), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in August 2004. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 sits 127.7% above the 2004 sale of £47,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 76.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.