17a Ashleigh Gardens, Chip Lane, Taunton, TA1 1BZ

17a Ashleigh Gardens is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Taunton (TA1 1BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–118 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in January 1998. 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 £120,000 sits 269.2% above the 1998 sale of £32,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 69.2% below the postcode norm. At 42 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).