Flat 3, 25 Baggallay Street, Hereford, HR4 0DZ

Flat 3 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hereford (HR4 0DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 70 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (70–85 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (69 versus a worst of 64). The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.

Held since December 2007 — 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 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 is 24.2% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 28.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.