40 Holly Gardens, Nottingham, NG3 2PB

40 Holly Gardens is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Nottingham (NG3 2PB). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 44 m² this is the 4th smallest of 32 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–174 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Held since October 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 84% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £207,000 is 47.9% above the 1997 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 127.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.