8 Carew Avenue, Plymouth, PL5 3PA
About 8 Carew Avenue
8 Carew Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL5 3PA). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 648 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows a C (score 71). The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since November 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 60 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 14 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 is 48.1% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 39.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
8 Carew Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Aug 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
8 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
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 4 years.
£157,950
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
16 November 2009Most recent
£157,950
+28.4%over 4 years25 October 2005
£123,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL5 3PA: £174,500 (2024–2015).
Versus other Carew Avenue homes
On years held, 8 Carew Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,624
Street avg £2,249
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB







