440 Wolseley Road, Plymouth, PL5 1BJ
About 440 Wolseley Road
440 Wolseley Road is a one-bedroom detached house in Plymouth (PL5 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows a G (score 8), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in May 2002. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 sits 646.7% above the 2002 sale of £15,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£40/sq ft) was about 59.8% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2002.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
440 Wolseley Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jun 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 440 Wolseley Road, Plymouth, PL5 1BJ
- Oct 2002Change Of UseFullOutcome in report
Change of use from a monumental mason's workshop to a residential unit and formation of vehicle parking area
- Reference
- 02/01101/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 440 Wolseley Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£112,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£15,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 May 2002Most recent
£15,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL5 1BJ: £152,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in PL5 1BJ
Versus other Wolseley Road homes
440 Wolseley Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£429
Street avg £1,297
Floor Area
35 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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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
0.0 km
Harbour Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Weston Mill Community Primary Academy. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







