17 Retreat Court, St Columb, TR9 6AD

17 Retreat Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Columb (TR9 6AD). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 118), a 3-band jump.

Held since August 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 is 30.2% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 57% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it's 26.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 30 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.