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3 Railway Cottages, Ford, Plymouth, PL2 1LE

Estimated value

£166,000

  • Since the 2007 sale (£109,000)+52%
  • Against PL2 1LE's recent median (£156,000)+6%

Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
66 m²
710 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£166,000

  • Against its 2007 sale (£109,000)+52%
  • Against PL2 1LE's recent median (£156,000)+6%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 3 Railway Cottages is modelled from its 66 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PL2 1LE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    66 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2016

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2007

  • Recent sales in PL2 1LE

    5 sales, median £156,000 (2025–2010)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: June 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 April 2007Most recent

    £109,000

    +282.5%over 9 years

  2. 16 October 1997

    £28,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL2 1LE: £156,000 (2025–2010).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 3 Railway Cottages, Ford, Plymouth, PL2 1LE. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 3 Railway Cottages

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

3 Railway Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Ford, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL2 1LE). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in April 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £166,000 sits 52.3% above the 2007 sale of £109,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 29.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Oct 2026

Current Certificate
Oct 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Expired on 3 October 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Railway Cottages, Ford, Plymouth, PL2 1LE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Railway Cottages has no planning applications on record.

13

But the area is active

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

On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 3 Railway Cottages stands well clear of the street.

EPC Rating

64 (D)

Street avg 62 (D)

Strongly above

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 67 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below
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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

204/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

St Michael Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

College Road Primary School. 43 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • College Road Primary SchoolPrimary236m
  • Ford Primary SchoolPrimary351m
  • Keyham Barton Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary620m
  • Drake Primary AcademyPrimary631m

Nearest stops

  • St Michael AvenueBus stop110m
  • St. Michael AvenueBus stop122m
  • Cotehele AvenueBus stop139m
  • Ryder RoadBus stop167m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,690 reports49%
  • Anti-social Behaviour440 reports13%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson291 reports8%
  • Other Theft187 reports5%

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 PL2 1LE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PL2 1LE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PL2 1LE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.4dB

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

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 3 Railway Cottages is modelled from its 66 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PL2 1LE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 3 Railway Cottages. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 3 Railway Cottages was lodged in October 2016 at band D and expired in October 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 3 Railway Cottages. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 17 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 43 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PL2 1LE, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
3 Railway Cottages is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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