What type of property is 1 Carew Gardens, PL5 3PB?

1 Carew Gardens, PL5 3PB is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 1 Carew Gardens, PL5 3PB sell for?

1 Carew Gardens, PL5 3PB last sold for £160,500 in February 2016, around 10 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 1 Carew Gardens, PL5 3PB have?

The current EPC rating for 1 Carew Gardens, PL5 3PB is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in July 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Carew Gardens, PL5 3PB?

1 Carew Gardens, PL5 3PB has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (969 sq ft), around 45 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PL5 3PB. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Carew Gardens, PL5 3PB heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Carew Gardens, PL5 3PB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1 Carew Gardens, PL5 3PB?

1 Carew Gardens, PL5 3PB is in council tax band C.

Where is 1 Carew Gardens, PL5 3PB located?

1 Carew Gardens, PL5 3PB sits in Plymouth. It falls within the PL5 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 1 Carew Gardens, PL5 3PB?

Police records around 1 Carew Gardens, PL5 3PB show an average of 279 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 49% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (15% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 Carew Gardens, PL5 3PB?

The closest primary school to 1 Carew Gardens, PL5 3PB is Shakespeare Primary School (265m), one of 23 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Sir John Hunt Community Sports College (1.1km), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 1 Carew Gardens, PL5 3PB?

The closest bus stop to 1 Carew Gardens, PL5 3PB is Woodland Fort, 61m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Carew Gardens, Plymouth, PL5 3PB

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

90 m²

969 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 1 Carew Gardens

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Carew Gardens is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL5 3PB). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 51), 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 July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 90 m² it's 18.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 22 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £232,000 is 44.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 24.4% below the postcode norm. On the market in February 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2

Outside

GarageYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Carew Gardens 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 26 Jul 2025

Current Certificate

Jul 2015

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 26 July 2025

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Carew Gardens, Plymouth, PL5 3PB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Carew Gardens 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Current estimate

£232,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2016)

£160,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

26 February 2016Most recent
£160,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL5 3PB: £235,000 (2026–2023).

Nearby sales in PL5 3PB

On the street

Versus other Carew Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 1 Carew Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,783

Street avg £2,570

Strongly below

Floor Area

90 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Plymouth district page.

Full Plymouth report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

279/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Woodland Fort — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Shakespeare Primary School. 30 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL5 3PB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PL5 3PB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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