Flat 2, 10 Albert Road, Plymouth, PL2 1AD

Flat 2 is a semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL2 1AD). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 38 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (38–77 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since March 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2002–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 sits 68.6% above the 2011 sale of £70,000. At 38 m² it's 29.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs).