17 Captains Gardens, Plymouth, PL5 3UJ
About 17 Captains Gardens
17 Captains Gardens is a mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL5 3UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in July 2005. Across 2001–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £276,000 is 28.4% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£241/sq ft) was about 33.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 83 m² it's 17% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 15 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
17 Captains 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.
Sales history & valuation
17 Captains Gardens saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£276,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.5% per year over 4 years.
£214,950
Growth on file: 17.5% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
20 July 2005Most recent
£214,950
+50.3%over 3 years4 July 2002
£143,000
+18.5%over 6 months20 December 2001
£120,700
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL5 3UJ: £265,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in PL5 3UJ
Versus other Captains Gardens homes
17 Captains Gardens outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,590
Street avg £2,280
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Temeraire Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Boniface's RC College. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB







