Flat G4, 43 Brailsford Road, Sheffield, S5 9DJ

Flat G4 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Sheffield (S5 9DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (December 2012) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2010–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £108,000 sits 180.5% above the 2014 sale of £38,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£75/sq ft) was about 27.2% below the postcode norm. 11 years since the last transfer (December 2014).