Flat, 5 Bench Road, Buxton, SK17 7PJ

Flat is an end-of-terrace house in Buxton (SK17 7PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 55 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (55–144 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (46 versus a best of 87). The latest certificate (March 2023) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.

Held since June 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £152,000 sits 204% above the 1998 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 32.9% below the postcode norm. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).