21a, Middle Street, Worcester, WR1 1NQ

21a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Worcester (WR1 1NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2010 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 Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on electricity. At 37 m² this is the 9th smallest of 48 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–164 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 48 units on file.

Today's modelled estimate of £108,000 sits 87.8% above the 2013 sale of £57,500. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 47 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). 13 years since the last transfer (December 2013).