1 White Lane, Plymouth, PL1 2LP

1 White Lane is a mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL1 2LP). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 345 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (July 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 42), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 32 m² this is the 4th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 19–123 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (20 versus a best of 80).

It hasn't traded since September 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 32 m² it's 17.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (39 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 sits 674.6% above the 1998 sale of £15,234. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£44/sq ft) was about 81% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.