Flat, 1 Station Road, Hest Bank, Lancaster, LA2 6HP

Flat is an end-of-terrace house in Hest Bank, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 6HP). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 693 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 64 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 53–207 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (76 versus a worst of 33). The latest certificate (December 2009) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £158,000 sits 216% above the 1999 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 43.7% below the postcode norm. At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs).