16 Carew Avenue, Plymouth, PL5 3PA
About 16 Carew Avenue
16 Carew Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL5 3PA). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £239,000 is 49.4% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 26.9% below the postcode norm. 12 years since the last transfer (April 2014).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Feb 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
16 Carew Avenue has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
16 Carew Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£239,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.2% per year over 8 years.
£160,000
Growth on file: -0.2% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
1 April 2014Most recent
£160,000
-1.2%over 8 years19 January 2006
£162,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL5 3PA: £174,500 (2024–2015).
Versus other Carew Avenue homes
Floor Area for 16 Carew Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,509
Street avg £2,342
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Woodland Fort — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Shakespeare Primary School. 31 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
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB







