Flat 2a, 4 Alexandra Terrace, Exmouth, EX8 1BB

Flat 2a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Exmouth (EX8 1BB). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 32 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (32–95 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 72.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (52 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £130,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.