1 Blackberry Apartments, Merlin Way, Hartlepool, TS26 0ZE

1 Blackberry Apartments is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hartlepool (TS26 0ZE). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2020) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 3 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. At 63 m² this is the 8th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 56–91 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in June 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 18.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.