1 Albion Drive, Plymouth, PL2 2QL
About 1 Albion Drive
1 Albion Drive is a detached house in Plymouth (PL2 2QL). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.
At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (123 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
1 Albion Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Albion Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Albion Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£406,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL2 2QL: £249,000 (2018–2003).
Versus other Albion Drive homes
On epc rating, 1 Albion Drive runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 71 (C)
Floor Area
184 m²
Street avg 115 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Beacon Down Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Pennycross Primary School. 47 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB







