5 Mutley Plain, Plymouth, PL4 6JG

5 Mutley Plain is a mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL4 6JG). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 114 m² this is the 10th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–215 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (45 versus a best of 76).

At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £183,000 sits 52.5% above the 2017 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£98/sq ft) was about 33.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in August 2017.