5a, Kensington Place, Plymouth, PL4 7LX
About 5a
5a is a mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL4 7LX). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in November 2017 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2016. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 application on record at 5a, Kensington Place, Plymouth, PL4 7LX
- Apr 2016Change of UseOutlineOutcome in report
Change of use from B1 office(s) to C3 residential dwelling
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 16/00546/GPD
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Sales history & valuation
5a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£204,000
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 PL4 7LX: £135,000 (2020–2007).
Nearby sales in PL4 7LX
Versus other Kensington Place homes
5a outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
79 (C)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Queens Road Triangle — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Plymouth High School for Girls. 38 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB