12 Columbus Close, Plymouth, PL5 1AP
About 12 Columbus Close
12 Columbus Close is an end-of-terrace house in Plymouth (PL5 1AP). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Main heating runs on electricity.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 80 m² it's 20.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 17 EPCs).
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Planning history at 12 Columbus Close is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 12 Columbus Close, Plymouth, PL5 1AP
- Dec 2013Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Groups of sycamore - crown lift up to 7m above ground level over garden area
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/01993/TPO
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksAug 2023Decision
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Sales history & valuation
12 Columbus Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£184,000
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.
Versus other Columbus Close homes
On epc rating, 12 Columbus Close runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 75 (C)
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Seacroft Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB







