1 The Oval, Sutton In Ashfield, NG17 2FR

1 The Oval is a four-bedroom detached house in Sutton In Ashfield (NG17 2FR). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 129 m² this is the 16th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 60–129 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 (45 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2014. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since June 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 sits 181.8% above the 2002 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£40/sq ft) was about 60.4% below the postcode norm.