Park View, Flat 12, Castle Street, Wellingborough, NN8 1LS

Park View is a semi-detached house in Wellingborough (NN8 1LS). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 55 m² this is the 9th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in Park View, where floor areas span 37–58 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (56 versus a best of 82). The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £127,000 sits 63.9% above the 2004 sale of £77,500. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).