Flat 1, 122 St Georges Avenue, Northampton, NN2 6JF

Flat 1 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Northampton (NN2 6JF). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (64 m² across 43 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £344,000 is 40.4% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£529/sq ft) was about 232.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in December 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.