1c, Arthur Street, Gloucester, GL1 1QY

1c is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Gloucester (GL1 1QY). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 29 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (29–191 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in January 1996. 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 £113,000 sits 391.3% above the 1996 sale of £23,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 24.5% below the postcode norm. At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).