26a, Queen Street, Emsworth, PO10 7BL

26a is a one-bedroom detached house in Emsworth (PO10 7BL). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 50 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (50–153 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a C (score 73). 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, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good.

Held since June 1999 — that's 27 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 £168,000 sits 253.7% above the 1999 sale of £47,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 65.5% below the postcode norm. At 50 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.