What kind of home is 16 Elm Road, PL4 7BA?

16 Elm Road, PL4 7BA is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 16 Elm Road, PL4 7BA sell for?

16 Elm Road, PL4 7BA last sold for £170,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £92,500 in December 2004, so prices have been rising over 18 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 16 Elm Road, PL4 7BA appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between December 2004 and July 2022, 16 Elm Road, PL4 7BA rose from £92,500 to £170,000, a change of £77,500. That works out to roughly +3.5% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 16 Elm Road, PL4 7BA?

The current EPC rating for 16 Elm Road, PL4 7BA is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in April 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Elm Road, PL4 7BA?

16 Elm Road, PL4 7BA has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (1,389 sq ft), around 65 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 108% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PL4 7BA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Elm Road, PL4 7BA use?

The latest EPC at 16 Elm Road, PL4 7BA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 16 Elm Road, PL4 7BA?

16 Elm Road, PL4 7BA is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 16 Elm Road, PL4 7BA in?

16 Elm Road, PL4 7BA sits in Mannamead, Plymouth, Plymouth. It falls within the PL4 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 16 Elm Road, PL4 7BA?

Police records around 16 Elm Road, PL4 7BA show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 49% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 16 Elm Road, PL4 7BA?

The closest primary school to 16 Elm Road, PL4 7BA is Lipson Vale Primary School (583m), one of 27 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Lipson Co-operative Academy (583m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 16 Elm Road, PL4 7BA?

The closest bus stop to 16 Elm Road, PL4 7BA is Ashford Road, 81m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Elm Road, Mannamead, Plymouth, PL4 7BA

1 planning record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor -1

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

129 m²

1389 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 16 Elm Road

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

16 Elm Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Mannamead, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL4 7BA). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.

At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 25 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. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £170,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

16 Elm Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.7 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Elm Road, Mannamead, Plymouth, PL4 7BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 16 Elm Road, Mannamead, Plymouth, PL4 7BA

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Nov 2005
Amendment
Outcome in report
Two units, comprising a top floor flat and a ground floor flat
Reference
05/01538/EXUS
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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

£180,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£170,000

Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

28 July 2022Most recent
£170,000
+83.8%over 17 years
16 December 2004
£92,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL4 7BA: £162,500 (2024–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Elm Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 16 Elm Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,318

Street avg £1,814

Below

Floor Area

129 m²

Street avg 54 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Ashford Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Lipson Vale Primary School. 36 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL4 7BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PL4 7BA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

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