4 Baring Flats, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2NB

4 Baring Flats is a one-bedroom detached house in Exeter (EX1 2NB). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 38 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (38–62 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (56 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £152,000 is 10.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 40.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2020 at £137,500.