Flat 3, 28 Barrack Road, Guildford, GU2 9RU

Flat 3 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Guildford (GU2 9RU). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 47 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (47–49 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since June 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 47 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 1999–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £226,000 is 37.8% above the 2004 sale price.