21 Castle Street, Plymouth, PL1 2NJ
About 21 Castle Street
21 Castle Street is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Plymouth (PL1 2NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. At 40 m² this is the 8th smallest of 50 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–80 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 50 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony.
One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2012. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 36.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (48 m² median across 49 EPCs). Most recent transfer: April 2019 at £124,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
- BalconyYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 application on record at 21 Castle Street, Plymouth, PL1 2NJ
- Dec 2012Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
2 apple trees - reduce crowns by 2m
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/02065/TCO
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Sales history & valuation
21 Castle Street's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£131,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.6% per year over 15 years.
£124,000
Growth on file: -0.6% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
30 April 2019Most recent
£124,000
+10.7%over 1 year7 September 2017
£112,000
-17.0%over 13 years9 June 2004
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL1 2NJ: £150,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in PL1 2NJ
Versus other Castle Street homes
On floor area, 21 Castle Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,100
Street avg £2,645
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 50 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
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Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Mayflower Steps — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB






