60a, Elmside, Exeter, EX4 6LR

60a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Exeter (EX4 6LR). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 38 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–153 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 13 units on file.

Held since July 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2001–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 48.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £137,000 sits 128.3% above the 2002 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 39% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.