Flat 2, 5 Billetfield, Taunton, TA1 3NN

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Taunton (TA1 3NN). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity. At 41 m² this is the 5th 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 across 8 units on file.

Held since June 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (61 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £113,000 is 28.4% above the 2005 sale price.