Tanners Court, 27, 9 Friars, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5XE

Tanners Court is an end-of-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE1 5XE). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Tanners Court (42–110 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since May 1997, a hold of 29 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 £117,000 sits 185.4% above the 1997 sale of £41,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£91/sq ft) was about 48.7% below the postcode norm. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (65 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.