Flat 1, 38 Alexandra Road, Ford, Plymouth, PL2 1PH

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ford, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL2 1PH). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity. At 40 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–48 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (43 versus a best of 73).

Held since May 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 sits 68.5% above the 2011 sale of £63,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 41.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (63 m² across 59 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 90% of similar EPCs).