Express Buildings 2a, Flat 2, Howsell Road, Malvern, WR14 1TF

Express Buildings 2a is a detached house in Malvern (WR14 1TF). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. At 45 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in Express Buildings 2a, where floor areas span 36–80 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2008. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since April 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 sits 101.6% above the 2003 sale of £64,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£132/sq ft) was about 18.4% below the postcode norm. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (65 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.