Flat 1, 8 Prince Of Wales Road, Weymouth, DT4 0BY

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Weymouth (DT4 0BY). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (37–80 m²). On EPC score it ranks first in the building (62 versus a worst of 56). The latest certificate (April 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).

At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: July 2020 at £95,000. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 is 25.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 35.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.