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

5 Baring Flats is a two-bedroom detached house in Exeter (EX1 2NB). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 60 m² this is the 5th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–62 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.

It hasn't traded since June 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 60 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 is 31.1% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 20.2% below the postcode norm.