Flat 1, 28 Barrack Road, Guildford, GU2 9RU

Flat 1 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Guildford (GU2 9RU). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 49 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–49 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 (39 versus a best of 58). The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 41 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2009–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 is 10.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£483/sq ft) was about 54.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2020 for £255,000.