39 Cornwood Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1AL
About 39 Cornwood Road
39 Cornwood Road is a detached house in Plympton, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL7 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (February 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£480/sq ft) was about 78.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £760,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
39 Cornwood Road 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
4 applications on record at 39 Cornwood Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1AL
- Feb 2016ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side extension and two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/02173/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksApr 2023Decision
- Tree WorksJul 2022Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 39 Cornwood Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£794,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.9% per year over 7 years.
£760,000
Growth on file: 10.9% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
24 June 2021Most recent
£760,000
+102.1%over 6 years15 September 2014
£376,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 1AL: £440,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in PL7 1AL
46 Cornwood Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1AL
Sold Nov 2025
£500,00014 Cornwood Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1AL
Sold Nov 2024
£440,00024 Cornwood Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1AL
Sold Sept 2022
£591,20012 Cornwood Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1AL
Sold Jul 2021
£180,0008 Cornwood Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1AL
Sold Oct 2020
£350,000
Versus other Cornwood Road homes
39 Cornwood Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£5,170
Street avg £3,103
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 166 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Maddock Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Yealmpstone Farm Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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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
53.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB







