44 Albert Road, Plymouth, PL2 1AE

44 Albert Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL2 1AE). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 57 m² this is the 15th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 22–282 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 (42 versus a best of 80). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and a basement. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since February 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £158,000 sits 68.1% above the 1998 sale of £94,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 49.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.