Flat 2, 30 Connaught Avenue, Plymouth, PL4 7BY

Flat 2 is a semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL4 7BY). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 36 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–65 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 (39 versus a best of 65).

At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (58 m² across 59 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 2020–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 49.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 is 36.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 61.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £85,000 in July 2020.