1b, High Street, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LW

1b is an end-of-terrace house in Chacewater, Truro, Truro (TR4 8LW). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 51 m² this is the 4th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–195 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 21 units on file.

It hasn't traded since February 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1995–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £126,000 sits 110% above the 2005 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 38.5% below the postcode norm. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.