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3 Desborough Road, Plymouth, PL4 9PN

3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
120 m²
1292 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Desborough Road

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

3 Desborough Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL4 9PN). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 51 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £237,000 is 29.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£142/sq ft) was about 24.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £183,000 in January 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

3 Desborough Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 May 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Desborough Road, Plymouth, PL4 9PN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at 3 Desborough Road, Plymouth, PL4 9PN

2decisions2extensions24documents19nearby
  1. Mar 2006
    Loft ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Formation of room in roofspace involving raising ridge height, rear dormer extension and front rooflight

    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    06/00085/FUL
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Loft ConversionDecision

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  • The 24 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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.

3 Desborough Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£237,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.5% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£183,000

Growth on file: 1.5% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 January 2022Most recent

    £183,000

    +0.5%over 2 years
  2. 13 June 2019

    £182,000

    +11.0%over 4 years
  3. 28 August 2014

    £164,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL4 9PN: £200,000 (2022–2022).

On the street

Versus other Desborough Road homes

Four headline reads against 35 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 3 Desborough Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,525

Street avg £1,386

On par

Floor Area

120 m²

Street avg 110 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

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.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Cattedown Roundabout — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Salisbury Road Primary School. 29 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL4 9PN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PL4 9PN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.0dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for PL4 9PN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Desborough Road, Plymouth, PL4 9PN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.