59 Castle Street, Plymouth, PL1 2NJ

59 Castle Street is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL1 2NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include notable views. At 45 m² this is the 15th smallest of 50 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–80 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 50 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2012. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£318/sq ft) was about 49.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £154,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.