Flat 4, 1 Barker Gate, Nottingham, NG1 1JS

Flat 4 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Nottingham (NG1 1JS). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2024) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in February 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. At 175 m² this is the 5th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 91–175 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (86 versus a worst of 69). Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since January 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 175 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £235,000 is 48.3% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 33.6% below the postcode norm.