Flat, 7 Market Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AF

Flat is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hay-On-Wye, Hereford, Hereford (HR3 5AF). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 92 m² this is the 7th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–92 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60).

Held since July 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 92 m² it's 15% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 7 EPCs). Across 2006–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 24.3% per year.