Kirkley Court, Flat 8, 273 London Road South, Lowestoft, NR33 0DS

Kirkley Court is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lowestoft (NR33 0DS). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 29 m² this is the 6th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Kirkley Court, where floor areas span 24–30 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 8 units on file. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since June 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 19.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 sits 88.5% above the 2006 sale of £61,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£195/sq ft) was about 82.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (53 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.