Acorn Apartments, Flat 4, 40 West Hill Road, Ryde, PO33 1LN

Acorn Apartments is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ryde (PO33 1LN). It has a recorded floor area of 21 m² (around 226 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 21 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in Acorn Apartments, where floor areas span 20–56 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2002–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £108,000 sits 107.7% above the 2018 sale of £52,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 56.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused, 2 pending. An application is currently awaiting a decision. At 21 m² it sits well below the postcode median (51 m² across 81 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £52,000 in August 2018. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.