Flat 4, 24 Beaconsfield Street, Hartlepool, TS24 0NX

Flat 4 is a detached house in Hartlepool (TS24 0NX). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 25 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (25–69 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2015–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 sits 290% above the 2017 sale of £30,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 127% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 25 m² it sits well below the postcode median (182 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 9 years since the last transfer (October 2017).