691 Wolseley Road, Plymouth, PL5 1JL
About 691 Wolseley Road
691 Wolseley Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL5 1JL). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 38.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £240,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
691 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
691 Wolseley 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
Latest sale on 691 Wolseley Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£247,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 25 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
11 August 2022Most recent
£240,000
+31.9%over 3 years2 November 2018
£182,000
+4.6%over 1 year24 March 2017
£174,000
+7.1%over 9 years9 August 2007
£162,500
+277.0%over 10 years28 February 1997
£43,100
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL5 1JL: £172,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in PL5 1JL
Versus other Wolseley Road homes
691 Wolseley Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,667
Street avg £1,454
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB







