Consort House, Flat 1, Albert Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2HT

Consort House is a semi-detached house in Shrewsbury (SY1 2HT). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 65 m² this is the 5th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Consort House, where floor areas span 61–89 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (42 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 42), 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, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 37 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).