Flat 1, 3 Ardington Road, Northampton, NN1 5LP

Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in Northampton (NN1 5LP). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 57 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (57–149 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to D across 6 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since August 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. Today's modelled estimate of £169,000 sits 191.4% above the 1997 sale of £58,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 41.1% below the postcode norm. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (120 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.