148 Trapstyle Road, Ware, SG12 0BX

148 Trapstyle Road is a one-bedroom detached house in Ware (SG12 0BX). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 42 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 48 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–57 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 48 units on file.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£418/sq ft) was about 83.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2019 at £189,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 42 m² it's 20.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 47 EPCs).