Flat 2, 23 Marlborough Street, Plymouth, PL1 4AE

Flat 2 is an end-of-terrace house in Plymouth (PL1 4AE). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2017. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). At 36 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–47 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 4 units on file.

Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 is 30% below the 2022 sale of £220,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£568/sq ft) was about 367.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (53 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £220,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.