Flat 3, 2 Avenue Road, Falmouth, TR11 4AZ

Flat 3 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Falmouth (TR11 4AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (37–100 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 67). The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since October 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £198,000 sits 247.4% above the 2000 sale of £57,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 24.2% below the postcode norm. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (103 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.