8 Derry Avenue, Plymouth, PL4 6BH

8 Derry Avenue is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL4 6BH). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since March 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (123 m² across 41 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include subdivision and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 45.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £298,000 is 41.9% above the 2006 sale price.