Flat 4, 59 Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HL

Flat 4 is a semi-detached house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0HL). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 35 m² this is the 6th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–39 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since August 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–1996, sale prices on this property compounded at -3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £148,000 sits 428.6% above the 1996 sale of £28,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 45.1% below the postcode norm. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (54 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.