53a, Giltbrook Crescent, Giltbrook, Nottingham, NG16 2GH

53a is a three-bedroom detached house in Giltbrook, Nottingham, Nottingham (NG16 2GH). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 91 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £204,000 sits 140% above the 2013 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£87/sq ft) was about 61.8% below the postcode norm. On the market in May 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.