1a, St Thomas Street, Weymouth, DT4 8EW

1a is a mid-terrace house in Weymouth (DT4 8EW). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on electricity. At 44 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 12–152 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 13 units on file.

It hasn't traded since December 2008, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 44 m² it's 27.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 12 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£602/sq ft) was about 332% above the typical sold price in the postcode.