Flat 5, 237 Albert Road, Plymouth, PL2 1DJ

Flat 5 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL2 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 767 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 71 m² this is the 54th smallest of 65 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–141 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since September 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 71 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 65 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 29% below the postcode norm.