26a, Watton Road, Ware, SG12 0AD

26a is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ware (SG12 0AD). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 54 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (54–109 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 15 units on file. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in July 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 sits 475.6% above the 1996 sale of £41,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 70.6% below the postcode norm. At 54 m² it's 24.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 14 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.