15 Gabriel Close, Browns Wood, Milton Keynes, MK7 8HA

15 Gabriel Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Browns Wood, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (MK7 8HA). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. At 32 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (32–99 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 (60 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since February 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £144,000 sits 234.1% above the 2000 sale of £43,100. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£125/sq ft) was about 47.7% below the postcode norm. At 32 m² it's 15.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (38 m² median across 27 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.