Apartment 1, 81 Jesmond Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1NH

Apartment 1 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE2 1NH). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 61 m² this is the 5th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 53–163 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (54 versus a best of 71). The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.

Held since November 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 61 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 21 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£282/sq ft) was about 28.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.