Ashton Court, Flat 9, Pembroke Close, Taunton, TA1 4LX

Ashton Court is a semi-detached house in Taunton (TA1 4LX). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 55), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 57 m² this is the 7th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in Ashton Court, where floor areas span 51–61 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (33 versus a best of 75).

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On the market in December 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £162,000 is 27.6% above the 2015 sale price.