24 West Street, Emsworth, PO10 7DY

24 West Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Emsworth (PO10 7DY). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £384,000 sits 63.4% above the 2011 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£165/sq ft) was about 40% below the postcode norm.