Flat, 236 Albert Road, Plymouth, PL2 1AW

Flat is a mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL2 1AW). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2022) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in December 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good. At 42 m² this is the 6th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–98 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top.

It hasn't traded since June 1995, a hold of 31 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. At 42 m² it's 22.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 15 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 sits 379.2% above the 1995 sale of £24,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 73.2% below the postcode norm.