Flat 6, 18 Alexandra Terrace, Exmouth, EX8 1BD

Flat 6 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Exmouth (EX8 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (37–62 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to E, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (48 versus a worst of 14). The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 70.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £150,000 in February 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 37 m² it's 28.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 22 EPCs).