Flat 2, 12 The Barbican, Plymouth, PL1 2LS

Flat 2 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL1 2LS). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 69 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 67–132 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (69 versus a worst of 42). Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since July 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 is 45.1% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 18.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.