Flat 2, 15 St Michaels Square, Gloucester, GL1 1HX

Flat 2 is a mid-terrace house in Gloucester (GL1 1HX). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (43–56 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (42 versus a best of 72). The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since July 2000, a hold of 26 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 £118,000 sits 218.9% above the 2000 sale of £37,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 45.7% below the postcode norm. At 43 m² it's 24.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 32 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs).