3a, Queens Gate, Lipson, Plymouth, PL4 7PW

3a is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lipson, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL4 7PW). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1671 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 155 m² this is the 15th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–330 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 11 years ago, in November 2015. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 is 20.8% above the 2015 sale price.