Flat 3, 1 Barne Road, Plymouth, PL5 1EF

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL5 1EF). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 38 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–105 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (67 versus a best of 81). The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in October 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (55 m² across 12 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 2007–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 27.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 92.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.