Brixton Court, Flat 3, Brixton, Plymouth, PL8 2AX

Brixton Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Brixton, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL8 2AX). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 70 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Brixton Court (70–115 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Held since April 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 70 m² the property is well over the postcode median (41 m² across 64 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £209,000 sits 128.4% above the 1999 sale of £91,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 34.4% below the postcode norm.