Delme Court, Flat 11, Maytree Road, Fareham, PO16 0HX

Delme Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Fareham (PO16 0HX). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 521 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2010); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 51). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 48 m² this is the 4th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in Delme Court, where floor areas span 45–75 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (37 versus a best of 77).

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £124,000 sits 65.3% above the 2012 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 23.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.