Middle Cottage, Red Lion Hill, Brixton, Plymouth, PL8 2BT

Middle Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brixton, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL8 2BT). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 is 29.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 51.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £187,000.