4 Quarry Cottages, Honicknowle, Plymouth, PL5 3PF
About 4 Quarry Cottages
4 Quarry Cottages is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Honicknowle, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL5 3PF). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 157.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £180,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
4 Quarry Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
4 Quarry Cottages 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
Latest sale on 4 Quarry Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£191,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£180,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 February 2022Most recent
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL5 3PF: £122,500 (2023–2013).
Nearby sales in PL5 3PF
7 Quarry Cottages, Honicknowle, Plymouth, PL5 3PF
Sold Sept 2023
£167,5006 Quarry Cottages, Honicknowle, Plymouth, PL5 3PF
Sold Jan 2019
£122,5003 Quarry Cottages, Honicknowle, Plymouth, PL5 3PF
Sold Feb 2015
£143,0005 Quarry Cottages, Honicknowle, Plymouth, PL5 3PF
Sold Sept 2007
£132,0008 Quarry Cottages, Honicknowle, Plymouth, PL5 3PF
Sold Aug 2002
£78,000
Versus the street
On epc rating, 4 Quarry Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,214
Street avg £2,261
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Cobbett Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Shakespeare Primary School. 37 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
53.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB







