Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
20 Bute Road, Plymouth, PL4 7BQ
Estimated value
£198,000
- Since the 2003 sale (£118,500)+67%
- Against PL4 7BQ's recent median (£186,500)+6%
Newest record on this page: December 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
88 m²
947 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£198,000
- Against its 2003 sale (£118,500)+67%
- Against PL4 7BQ's recent median (£186,500)+6%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 20 Bute Road is modelled from its 88 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PL4 7BQ. 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
88 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2013
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2003
Recent sales in PL4 7BQ
5 sales, median £186,500 (2023–2018)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2023 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
20 Bute Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
Sales timeline
14 October 2003Most recent
£118,500
+85.2%over 1 year11 April 2002
£64,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL4 7BQ: £186,500 (2023–2018).
What this page doesn't show
3 potential issues have already been flagged for 20 Bute Road, Plymouth, PL4 7BQ. 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a lookIn 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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About 20 Bute Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
20 Bute Road is an end-of-terrace house in Plymouth (PL4 7BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since October 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2002–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 50.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £198,000 sits 67.1% above the 2003 sale of £118,500. At 88 m² it's 17.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).
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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 Aug 2023
Current Certificate
Aug 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 3 August 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 20 Bute Road, Plymouth, PL4 7BQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
20 Bute Road has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
76 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Bute Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 20 Bute Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,347
Street avg £1,616
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
348/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ashford Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Lipson Vale Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Lipson Vale Primary SchoolPrimary481m
- Lipson Co-operative AcademySecondary481m
- Hyde Park Infants' SchoolPrimary895m
- Hyde Park Junior SchoolPrimary948m
Nearest stops
- Ashford RoadBus stop113m
- Ashford RoadBus stop119m
- Elm CrescentBus stop123m
- Elm CrescentBus stop127m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,292 reports41%
- Anti-social Behaviour730 reports13%
- Criminal Damage & Arson464 reports8%
- Shoplifting433 reports8%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL4 7BQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 20 Bute Road is modelled from its 88 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PL4 7BQ. 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 20 Bute Road. 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 20 Bute Road was lodged in August 2013 at band E and expired in August 2023, 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 20 Bute Road. 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 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 34 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PL4 7BQ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 20 Bute Road 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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