1b, Alexandra Road, Sheringham, NR26 8HU

1b is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Sheringham (NR26 8HU). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 94 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2010–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 35.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £304,000 is 38.2% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 22.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.