Port Vale Court, Flat 81, Hamil Road, Stoke On Trent, ST6 1DF

Port Vale Court is a mid-terrace house in Stoke On Trent (ST6 1DF). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 46 m² this is the 4th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in Port Vale Court, where floor areas span 43–78 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since March 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 46 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 32 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £101,000 sits 68.3% above the 2008 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 117.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.