Palace Vaults, Flat 1, 33 New Street, Plymouth, PL1 2NA

Palace Vaults is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Plymouth (PL1 2NA). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity. At 76 m² this is the 9th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in Palace Vaults, where floor areas span 29–133 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 13 units on file.

It hasn't traded since January 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 76 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1997–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 is 42.4% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 23.6% below the postcode norm.