1 Captains Gardens, Plymouth, PL5 3UJ

1 Captains Gardens is a three-bedroom detached house in Plymouth (PL5 3UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Held since September 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £284,000 is 20.9% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 58.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it's 22% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 15 EPCs).