20 Connaught Avenue, Plymouth, PL4 7BX

20 Connaught Avenue is a nine-bedroom mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL4 7BX). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 104 m² this is the 21st smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–312 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2007–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 is 16.4% below the 2024 sale of £422,500, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 96.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 9 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2008. Past consents include subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold November 2024 for £422,500.