Flat 4, 178 Arnold Road, Nottingham, NG5 1NJ

Flat 4 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Nottingham (NG5 1NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since December 2007 — that's 18 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 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (65 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £122,000 is 35.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 92% above the typical sold price in the postcode.