Ashlar, Flat 3, South Meadow Road, Northampton, NN5 4AP

Ashlar is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Northampton (NN5 4AP). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 46 m² this is the 4th smallest of 24 units on EPC record in Ashlar, where floor areas span 32–107 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 83). The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (67 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2009–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 is 13.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£237/sq ft) was about 33% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2018 at £117,500.