Merchant Mews, Flat 5, Park Road, Holbeach, Spalding, PE12 7EE

Merchant Mews is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Holbeach, Spalding, Spalding (PE12 7EE). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 36 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Merchant Mews (36–56 m²). On EPC score it ranks last in the building (70 versus a best of 74). The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good.

Held since February 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £102,000 sits 158.2% above the 2003 sale of £39,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 25.7% below the postcode norm. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.