4 The Lanes, Prince Street, Hull, HU1 2LJ

4 The Lanes is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hull (HU1 2LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 45), 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, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 55 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–165 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 (45 versus a best of 75).

Held since June 2007 — that's 19 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 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (117 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 is 43.8% above the 2007 sale price.