Flat 63, 237 Albert Road, Plymouth, PL2 1DL

Flat 63 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL2 1DL). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the 4th smallest of 38 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–139 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since February 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 37 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 2005–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £102,000 is 14.6% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 21.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.