Southwell Court, Flat 1, Church Street, Highbridge, TA9 3AF

Southwell Court is a one-bedroom detached house in Highbridge (TA9 3AF). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 47 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Southwell Court (47–89 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (67 versus a best of 77). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Held since August 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 16.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £113,000 sits 78% above the 2003 sale of £63,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£126/sq ft) was about 49.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 47 m² it's 24.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 25 EPCs).