Palace Vaults, Flat 6, 33 New Street, Plymouth, PL1 2NA

Palace Vaults is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL1 2NA). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 42 m² this is the 6th 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, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (73 versus a worst of 32). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since December 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 42 m² it's 27.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 28 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 is 12.7% above the 2006 sale price.