42c, Cowick Street, Exeter, EX4 1AP

42c is a mid-terrace house in Exeter (EX4 1AP). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 29 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (29–163 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 10 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £104,950. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 67.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.