Flat 8, 59 Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HL

Flat 8 is a semi-detached house in Topsham, Exeter, Exeter (EX3 0HL). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 33 m² this is the 3rd 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 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2018); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in September 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 sits 359.7% above the 1999 sale of £33,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 21% below the postcode norm. At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (54 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.