57 York Road, Plymouth, PL5 1AU
About 57 York Road
57 York Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL5 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 85 m² it's 21.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 31 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). Across 2020–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 45% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £225,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
57 York Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£246,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.8% per year over 3 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 15.8% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
4 November 2022Most recent
£225,000
+50.0%over 2 years1 February 2020
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL5 1AU: £191,500 (2024–2023).
Versus other York Road homes
57 York Road is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£2,647
Street avg £2,275
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Church Way Bottom — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Weston Mill Community Primary Academy. 32 schools nearby.
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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
52.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB







