3 Haystone Place, Plymouth, PL1 5DU

3 Haystone Place is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL1 5DU). It has a recorded floor area of 18 m² (around 194 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 18 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (18–123 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 75). The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2008); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £161,000 is 15.3% below the 2025 sale of £190,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£981/sq ft) was about 711.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £190,000. At 18 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2007. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.