4 Barbican Court, Plymouth, PL4 0EL

4 Barbican Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Plymouth (PL4 0EL). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 51 m² this is the 6th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–59 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since June 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 51 m² it's 29.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (40 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 17.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.