Flat 2, 31 Queens Road, Lipson, Plymouth, PL4 7PL
About Flat 2
Flat 2 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lipson, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL4 7PL). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 37 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–48 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor.
At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 140.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £107,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 October 2030
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Flat 2 has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
76 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Flat 2 has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£111,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 27 years.
£107,500
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
20 December 2022Most recent
£107,500
+11.2%over 9 months8 March 2022
£96,680
+25.6%over 14 years3 April 2007
£77,000
+42.3%over 3 years23 January 2004
£54,100
+54.6%over 1 year9 May 2002
£35,000
+52.2%over 6 years28 April 1996
£23,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL4 7PL: £120,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in PL4 7PL
21 Queens Road, Lipson, Plymouth, PL4 7PL
Sold May 2024
£220,000Flat 6, 31 Queens Road, Lipson, Plymouth, PL4 7PL
Sold Mar 2024
£95,000Flat 5, 31 Queens Road, Lipson, Plymouth, PL4 7PL
Sold Nov 2023
£55,150Flat 1, 31 Queens Road, Lipson, Plymouth, PL4 7PL
Sold Sept 2023
£120,00018 Queens Road, Lipson, Plymouth, PL4 7PL
Sold Sept 2022
£320,000
Versus other Queens Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for Flat 2 runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,905
Street avg £2,488
Floor Area
37 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
348/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Queens Road Triangle — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Salisbury Road Primary School. 39 schools nearby.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







