Fernbank, Flat 2, High Street, East Runton, Cromer, NR27 9NX

Fernbank is a mid-terrace house in East Runton, Cromer, Cromer (NR27 9NX). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Fernbank (39–43 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good.

Held since March 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 £129,000 sits 244% above the 1997 sale of £37,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 29.9% below the postcode norm. At 39 m² it's 17% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (47 m² median across 14 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs).