Compass House, Flat 5, Mariners Court, Lower Street, Plymouth, PL4 0BT

Compass House is an end-of-terrace house in Plymouth (PL4 0BT). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2020) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 29 m² this is the 4th smallest of 30 units on EPC record in Compass House, where floor areas span 21–129 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (87 versus a worst of 55).

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in February 2001. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 sits 313.8% above the 2001 sale of £29,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£93/sq ft) was about 57.2% below the postcode norm. At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs).