Beaufort House, Flat 16, Mariners Court, Lower Street, Plymouth, PL4 0BS

Beaufort House is a mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL4 0BS). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. At 90 m² this is the 20th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in Beaufort House, where floor areas span 53–111 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 84). The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £205,000 in July 2019. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £270,000 is 31.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 31.3% below the postcode norm.