Sandringham Court, Flat 1, Whitethorns, Newport Pagnell, MK16 0AX

Sandringham Court is a semi-detached house in Newport Pagnell (MK16 0AX). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 50 m² this is the 4th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in Sandringham Court, where floor areas span 26–84 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (67 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

At 50 m² it's 29.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £145,000 sits 79% above the 2014 sale of £81,000. Last sold in April 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.