Flat 1, 5 Hewett Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0QR

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Portsmouth (PO2 0QR). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 38 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (38–106 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 71). The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since September 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 is 10.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 113.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £120,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.