18a, Alfred Street, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottingham, NG17 7DL

18a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Kirkby-In-Ashfield, Nottingham, Nottingham (NG17 7DL). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 41 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (41–105 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 23 units on file. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in September 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 sits 86.7% above the 2009 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£136/sq ft) was about 61.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.