17 Boscastle Gardens, Plymouth, PL2 3TR

17 Boscastle Gardens is a semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL2 3TR). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 42 m² this is the 4th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–86 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 19 units on file.

Held since March 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2004–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 is 42.7% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 17.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.