Palace Vaults, Flat 8, 33 New Street, Plymouth, PL1 2NA

Palace Vaults is a mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL1 2NA). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 31 m² this is the 2nd 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.

One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (58 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £94,250. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £122,000 is 29.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£282/sq ft) was about 62.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.