678 Wolseley Road, Plymouth, PL5 1JL
About 678 Wolseley Road
678 Wolseley Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL5 1JL). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 103 m² it's 19.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 31 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £208,000 is 46% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 15.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in April 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
678 Wolseley 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
678 Wolseley Road has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 678 Wolseley Road, Plymouth, PL5 1JL
- Oct 2005ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
First floor side/rear extension
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 05/01542/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
678 Wolseley Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£208,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£142,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 April 2015Most recent
£142,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL5 1JL: £232,250 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in PL5 1JL
Versus other Wolseley Road homes
On epc rating, 678 Wolseley Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,383
Street avg £1,469
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
0.1 km
Barne Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB







