6 Acre Cottages, Plymouth, PL1 4QS
About 6 Acre Cottages
6 Acre Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL1 4QS). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2024. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £298,000 is 16.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 95.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £255,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- ConciergeYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
1 application on record at 6 Acre Cottages, Plymouth, PL1 4QS
- Oct 2024Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
T1 - Bay - reduce in height leaving at 2m from ground level.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01193/TCO
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Sales history & valuation
6 Acre Cottages saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£298,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 10 years.
£255,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£255,000
+30.8%over 3 years29 August 2017
£195,000
+12.4%over 5 years4 November 2011
£173,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL1 4QS: £180,000 (2024–2009).
Versus the street
On price per m², 6 Acre Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,339
Street avg £1,561
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Stopford Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Stoke Damerel Primary Academy. 37 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB







