4 Alton Road, Plymouth, PL4 6HX

4 Alton Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL4 6HX). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 33 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (33–157 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since April 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (119 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 is 24.4% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 93.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.