Flat 4, 18 Foregate Street, Worcester, WR1 1DN

Flat 4 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Worcester (WR1 1DN). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 70 m² this is the 19th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–101 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 84). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in July 2006. At 70 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.