Flat 3, 42 Albert Road, Worcester, WR5 1EB

Flat 3 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Worcester (WR5 1EB). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 63 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (63–64 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 (40 versus a best of 56). The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

Held since November 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 is 29% above the 2005 sale price.