Flat 1, 7 Sydney Road, Guildford, GU1 3LL

Flat 1 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Guildford (GU1 3LL). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 66 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (44–66 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (49 versus a best of 64). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in December 2010. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 66 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 21 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £372,000 is 48.8% above the 2010 sale price.