19 Carknown Gardens, Redruth, TR15 2LG

19 Carknown Gardens is a detached house in Redruth (TR15 2LG). It has a recorded floor area of 3 m² (around 33 sq ft) and council tax band B. At 3 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (3–99 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to A, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £13,000 is 91.3% below the 2006 sale of £149,950, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£4,613/sq ft) was about 1525.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in March 2006. At 3 m² it sits well below the postcode median (56 m² across 51 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).