Flat 3, 27 Mount Pleasant Road, Exeter, EX4 7AD

Flat 3 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Exeter (EX4 7AD). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–56 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (69 versus a worst of 46). The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 40 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £122,000 is 43.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 39.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2021 for £85,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.