51a, Firs Road, Milnthorpe, LA7 7QF

51a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Milnthorpe (LA7 7QF). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 52 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (52–108 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 44 units on file. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

It hasn't traded since October 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 43 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 is 12% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 75.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.