Flat 4, 28 Barrack Road, Guildford, GU2 9RU

Flat 4 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. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. 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.

It hasn't traded since November 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1998–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £222,000 sits 63.8% above the 2003 sale of £135,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 20.3% below the postcode norm. 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).