Flat 1, 2 Wellington Esplanade, Lowestoft, NR33 0QQ

Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in Lowestoft (NR33 0QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 97 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (42–97 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since July 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 69 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 sits 145.7% above the 1998 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 51% below the postcode norm.