Flat 5, 39 Station Road, Biddulph, Stoke On Trent, ST8 6BL

Flat 5 is a semi-detached house in Biddulph, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke On Trent (ST8 6BL). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 36 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–38 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (September 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since March 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (52 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £105,000 is 23.5% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 59.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.