12 Briarleas Court, Morris Road, Farnborough, GU14 6HL

12 Briarleas Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Farnborough (GU14 6HL). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. At 58 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (58–72 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 (53 versus a best of 79). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.

Held since March 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 58 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 33 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 sits 63% above the 2005 sale of £135,000.