Ground Floor Flat, 3 Hillsborough Avenue, Exeter, EX4 6BW

Ground Floor Flat is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Exeter (EX4 6BW). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69).

Held since April 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £170,000 sits 102.4% above the 2002 sale of £84,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 25.4% below the postcode norm. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (155 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.