Flat 3, 82 Staplegrove Road, Taunton, TA1 1DJ

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Taunton (TA1 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 30 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–46 m². On EPC score it ranks last in the building (63 versus a best of 64). The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Held since May 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2002–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 31.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 sits 68.4% above the 2003 sale of £76,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£235/sq ft) was about 67.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (151 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.