1a, Plymouth Road, Totnes, TQ9 5PH

1a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Totnes (TQ9 5PH). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 33 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (33–305 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision, an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£456/sq ft) was about 92.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £162,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.