Basement Flat, 16 Dunheved Road, Launceston, PL15 9JE

Basement Flat is a one-bedroom detached house in Launceston (PL15 9JE). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since February 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 88.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.