Flat 2, 1 Sylvan Road, Exeter, EX4 6EW

Flat 2 is a six-bedroom mid-terrace house in Exeter (EX4 6EW). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

It hasn't traded since October 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 191 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £523,000 sits 524.1% above the 1997 sale of £83,800. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£41/sq ft) was about 79.2% below the postcode norm.