18a, Albert Street, Blandford Forum, DT11 7HY

18a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Blandford Forum (DT11 7HY). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 30 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (30–165 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 24 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (67 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £121,000 is 23.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 35% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £98,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.