40 Longcause, Plymouth, PL7 1JB
About 40 Longcause
40 Longcause is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL7 1JB). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.
Today's modelled estimate of £318,000 sits 51.1% above the 2021 sale of £210,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 56.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 85 m² it's 24.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 9 EPCs). Sold April 2021 for £210,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
40 Longcause has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£318,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£210,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 April 2021Most recent
£210,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 1JB: £230,000 (2024–2017).
Versus other Longcause homes
Floor Area for 40 Longcause lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,476
Street avg £2,348
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Longcause — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Plympton St Maurice Primary School. 11 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
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB







