18 Grafton Road, Plymouth, PL4 6QR

18 Grafton Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL4 6QR). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 60 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 56–137 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 5 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60).

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in May 2004. Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 sits 56% above the 2004 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 32.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (112 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).