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22 Melbourne Street, Plymouth, PL1 5HQ

Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 00
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
59 m²
635 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 22 Melbourne Street

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

22 Melbourne Street is a mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL1 5HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 59 m² this is the 19th smallest of 44 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–158 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since April 2018. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor.

Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 is 14.1% below the 2021 sale of £156,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 83.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 59 m² it's 25.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 43 EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £156,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Nov 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2021from Apr 2018
EPC improved fromC70toD67
Low Energy Lighting
75%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Nov 2021from Mar 2021
EPC improved fromD67toC73
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Low Energy Lighting
100%0%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraGround Floor FlatEPC CPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 22 Melbourne Street, Plymouth, PL1 5HQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

22 Melbourne Street has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

37 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£134,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£156,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 December 2021Most recent

    £156,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL1 5HQ: £170,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Melbourne Street homes

Four headline reads against 35 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 22 Melbourne Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,644

Street avg £2,262

Above

Floor Area

59 m²

Street avg 70 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 22 Melbourne Street

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

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

Melbourne Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

The Cathedral School of St Mary. 36 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL1 5HQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PL1 5HQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PL1 5HQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 22 Melbourne Street, Plymouth, PL1 5HQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.