60 Elmside, Exeter, EX4 6LR

60 Elmside is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Exeter (EX4 6LR). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 36 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (36–153 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 81). The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in May 2002. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £135,000 sits 125% above the 2002 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 46.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.