97 Merrivale Road, Beacon Park, Plymouth, PL2 2RP

97 Merrivale Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Beacon Park, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL2 2RP). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 2006–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £246,000 sits 56.2% above the 2014 sale of £157,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 19.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in June 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. At 69 m² it's 17.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 18 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.