16 Alton Road, Plymouth, PL4 6HX
About 16 Alton Road
16 Alton Road is an end-of-terrace house in Plymouth (PL4 6HX). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Sold August 2021 for £264,500. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 32.6% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
16 Alton Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
16 Alton Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
72 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
16 Alton Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£255,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 24 years.
£264,500
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
22 August 2021Most recent
£264,500
+14.0%over 6 years14 June 2015
£232,000
+10.5%over 6 years26 March 2009
£210,000
+7.7%over 2 years1 August 2006
£195,000
+39.3%over 2 years12 March 2004
£140,000
+180.0%over 6 years3 August 1997
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL4 6HX: £96,950 (2024–2007).
Versus other Alton Road homes
On epc rating, 16 Alton Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 129 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Plymouth Girls High 2 — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Plymouth High School for Girls. 42 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB