12 Alexandra Terrace, Exeter, EX4 6SY

12 Alexandra Terrace is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Exeter (EX4 6SY). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 50 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (50–223 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 15 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

It hasn't traded since November 1996, a hold of 30 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. Today's modelled estimate of £189,000 sits 215% above the 1996 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 48.1% below the postcode norm. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (131 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.