3a, Albion Street, Exeter, EX4 1AZ

3a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Exeter (EX4 1AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 32 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (32–113 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 29 units on file. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity.

A recent sale: £123,000 in March 2025. At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 114.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.