26 Queen Street, Emsworth, PO10 7BL

26 Queen Street is a one-bedroom detached house in Emsworth (PO10 7BL). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 52 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–153 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in October 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good.

Held since July 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1997–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £179,000 is 49.2% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 18.3% below the postcode norm.