4 St James Place East, Plymouth, PL1 3AS
About 4 St James Place East
4 St James Place East is an eight-bedroom mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL1 3AS). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Held since May 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. Today's modelled estimate of £401,000 sits 186.4% above the 1999 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 30% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2016. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 8 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms8
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
4 St James Place East's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Feb 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 4 St James Place East, Plymouth, PL1 3AS
- Oct 2016Change of UseFullOutcome in report
Change of use from guesthouse (Class C1) to single dwellinghouse (Class C3) (Retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/01608/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
4 St James Place East has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£401,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£140,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 May 1999Most recent
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL1 3AS: £328,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in PL1 3AS
11 St James Place East, Plymouth, PL1 3AS
Sold Sept 2025
£400,0007a, St James Place East, Plymouth, PL1 3AS
Sold Jun 2022
£450,0009 St James Place East, Plymouth, PL1 3AS
Sold Jun 2021
£328,0008 St James Place East, Plymouth, PL1 3AS
Sold Oct 2013
£189,0006 St James Place East, Plymouth, PL1 3AS
Sold Feb 2011
£210,000
Versus other St James Place East homes
On years held, 4 St James Place East stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£865
Street avg £1,366
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 183 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Leigham Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB






