Flat 1, 178 Albert Road, Plymouth, PL2 1AL

Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL2 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 351 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows a G (score 16), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (September 2008); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 42), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (53 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2006–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at -3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £183,000 sits 66.4% above the 2017 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£314/sq ft) was about 103% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (September 2017).