4 Alma Cottages, Plymouth, PL4 0JN
About 4 Alma Cottages
4 Alma Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL4 0JN). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 2008–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £137,000 sits 82.7% above the 2025 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 54.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold November 2025 for £75,000. At 54 m² it's 23.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
4 Alma Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
4 Alma Cottages's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£137,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.1% per year over 18 years.
£75,000
Growth on file: -1.1% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
14 November 2025Most recent
£75,000
-18.0%over 17 years28 March 2008
£91,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL4 0JN: £125,000 (2023–2005).
Versus the street
4 Alma Cottages is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,389
Street avg £2,221
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lockyers Quay — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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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
51.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB