Flat 3, 21 Connaught Avenue, Plymouth, PL4 7BT

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL4 7BT). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 44 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–80 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (45 versus a best of 67). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 50 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £103,000 sits 66.1% above the 2018 sale of £62,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 17% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in April 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.