Flat 1, 35 Park Road, Gloucester, GL1 1LN

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Gloucester (GL1 1LN). It has a recorded floor area of 20 m² (around 215 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 20 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (20–58 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 (45 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 20 m² it sits well below the postcode median (53 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 sits 172.1% above the 2014 sale of £43,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 68.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (November 2014).