42 Bridwell Road, Plymouth, PL5 1AB
About 42 Bridwell Road
42 Bridwell Road is an end-of-terrace house in Plymouth (PL5 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on lpg. At 69 m² this is the 5th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–149 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to D across 21 units on file.
At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2017. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 54.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in January 2017.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 42 Bridwell Road, Plymouth, PL5 1AB
- Jun 2017Change of UseFullOutcome in report
Change of use of shop to self-contained flat
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00785/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
£129,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 12 years.
£125,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
24 January 2017Most recent
£125,000
+43.7%over 12 years30 August 2004
£87,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL5 1AB: £140,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in PL5 1AB
Versus other Bridwell Road homes
On price per m², 42 Bridwell Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,812
Street avg £1,121
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Keyham Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Weston Mill Community Primary Academy. 33 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB

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41.1dB







