Top Floor Flat, 3 Napier Terrace, Plymouth, PL4 6ER
About Top Floor Flat
Top Floor Flat is a mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL4 6ER). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68).
At 37 m² it's 22.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (48 m² median across 53 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £131,000 is 48.2% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 107.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2023 at £88,390.
Energy performance
Top Floor Flat sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Top Floor Flat has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
72 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Top Floor Flat valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£131,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£88,390
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 September 2023Most recent
£88,390
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL4 6ER: £110,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in PL4 6ER
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Sold Oct 2022
£122,500Basement Flat, 5 Napier Terrace, Plymouth, PL4 6ER
Sold Jul 2021
£67,00019 Napier Terrace, Plymouth, PL4 6ER
Sold Oct 2017
£110,000Flat 2, 17 Napier Terrace, Plymouth, PL4 6ER
Sold Feb 2015
£82,50018 Napier Terrace, Plymouth, PL4 6ER
Sold Jul 2013
£60,000
Versus other Napier Terrace homes
Price per m² for Top Floor Flat runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,389
Street avg £1,237
Floor Area
37 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ermington Terrace — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Plymouth High School for Girls. 42 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB







