18 Drake Avenue, Chickerell, Weymouth, DT3 4NA

18 Drake Avenue is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chickerell, Weymouth, Weymouth (DT3 4NA). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. At 36 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (36–137 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 81). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (69 m² across 28 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. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer was May 2025 at £147,000 — fresh data. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£379/sq ft) was about 72.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.