3 Barbican Court, Plymouth, PL4 0EL

3 Barbican Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL4 0EL). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 59 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (36–59 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 81). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 59 m² the property is well over the postcode median (40 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.8% per year. Sold November 2021 for £135,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.