Flat 4, 237 Albert Road, Plymouth, PL2 1DJ

Flat 4 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL2 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since October 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 65 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 sits 54.5% above the 2005 sale of £89,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 51.2% below the postcode norm.