Flat 1, 5 Billetfield, Taunton, TA1 3NN

Flat 1 is an end-of-terrace house in Taunton (TA1 3NN). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 38 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–117 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (61 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 is 29.8% above the 2021 sale price. Sold February 2021 for £84,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.