What type of property is 5 The Square, PL1 3JX?

5 The Square, PL1 3JX is a 6-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 5 The Square, PL1 3JX?

5 The Square, PL1 3JX last sold for £490,000 in July 2007, around 19 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £102,500 in January 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 5 The Square, PL1 3JX appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between January 1996 and July 2007, 5 The Square, PL1 3JX rose from £102,500 to £490,000, a change of £387,500. That works out to roughly +14.6% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 The Square, PL1 3JX have?

The current EPC rating for 5 The Square, PL1 3JX is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in August 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 The Square, PL1 3JX?

5 The Square, PL1 3JX has a recorded floor area of 336 m² (3,617 sq ft), around 56 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 185% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PL1 3JX. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 The Square, PL1 3JX heated?

The latest EPC at 5 The Square, PL1 3JX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 The Square, PL1 3JX?

5 The Square, PL1 3JX is in council tax band E.

Where is 5 The Square, PL1 3JX located?

5 The Square, PL1 3JX sits in Stonehouse, Plymouth, Plymouth. It falls within the PL1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 5 The Square, PL1 3JX?

Police records around 5 The Square, PL1 3JX show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (41% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 5 The Square, PL1 3JX?

The closest primary school to 5 The Square, PL1 3JX is High Street Primary Academy (67m), one of 26 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Devonport High School for Boys (315m), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5 The Square, PL1 3JX?

The closest bus stop to 5 The Square, PL1 3JX is High Street, 81m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 The Square, Stonehouse, Plymouth, PL1 3JX

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

336 m²

3617 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 The Square

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 The Square is a six-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stonehouse, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL1 3JX). It has a recorded floor area of 336 m² (around 3617 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.

It hasn't traded since July 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 336 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1996–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £569,000 is 16.1% above the 2007 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms6
Bathrooms2

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5 The Square's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

13.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 The Square, Stonehouse, Plymouth, PL1 3JX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 The Square has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

17 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 The Square has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£569,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.6% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2007)

£490,000

Growth on file: 14.6% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

26 July 2007Most recent
£490,000
+880.0%over 9 years
24 June 1998
£50,000
-51.2%over 2 years
30 January 1996
£102,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL1 3JX: £225,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in PL1 3JX

On the street

Versus other The Square homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 The Square outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,458

Street avg £2,795

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Floor Area

336 m²

Street avg 201 m²

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Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 11.0 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Plymouth district page.

Full Plymouth report

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

High Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

High Street Primary Academy. 34 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL1 3JX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PL1 3JX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low

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65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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