1 Gainsborough House, Taylor Square, Tavistock, PL19 0DG

1 Gainsborough House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Tavistock (PL19 0DG). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 38 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–45 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 84). The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £104,000 sits 73.3% above the 2018 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 28.9% below the postcode norm. At 38 m² it's 15.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (45 m² median across 16 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 8 years since the last transfer (February 2018).