Flat 3, 26 The Tything, Worcester, WR1 1JL

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Worcester (WR1 1JL). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 35 m² this is the 7th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–51 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (41 versus a best of 63).

Held since April 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. 12 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include a basement excavation and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £192,000 is 40.1% above the 2001 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£364/sq ft) was about 264.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.