Flat 1, 6 Abbotsbury Road, Weymouth, DT4 0AE

Flat 1 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Weymouth (DT4 0AE). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2260 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 210 m² this is the 7th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–210 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2013); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 210 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 is 23.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 74.6% below the postcode norm. On the market in August 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.