Flat 2, 4 Church Road, Guildford, GU1 4NG

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Guildford (GU1 4NG). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (43–131 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 43 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£537/sq ft) was about 69.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £248,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.