Lawson Court, Flat H, 190 High Street, Hull, HU1 1HA

Lawson Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hull (HU1 1HA). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. At 34 m² this is the 16th smallest of 39 units on EPC record in Lawson Court, where floor areas span 26–70 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (40 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it B (February 2009); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 sits 91.7% above the 2005 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 20.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 90% of similar EPCs).