Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
42 Longcause, Plymouth, PL7 1JB
3 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£462,000
- Since the 2006 sale (£325,000)+42%
- Against PL7 1JB's recent median (£292,000)+58%
Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
178 m²
1916 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£462,000
- Against its 2006 sale (£325,000)+42%
- Against PL7 1JB's recent median (£292,000)+58%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 42 Longcause is modelled from its 178 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PL7 1JB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
178 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2017
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2006
Recent sales in PL7 1JB
5 sales, median £292,000 (2025–2018)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
Sales timeline
11 May 2006Most recent
£325,000
+75.7%over 3 years28 July 2002
£185,000
+105.7%over 5 years15 August 1996
£89,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 1JB: £292,000 (2025–2018).
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 42 Longcause
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
42 Longcause is a four-bedroom detached house in Plymouth (PL7 1JB). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since May 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2014. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £462,000 is 42.2% above the 2006 sale price.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
42 Longcause sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
Apr 2017EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 April 2027
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 42 Longcause, Plymouth, PL7 1JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 42 Longcause, Plymouth, PL7 1JB
1decisions4documents
- Jul 2014Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
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- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/01016/TPO
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Versus other Longcause homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
42 Longcause is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,826
Street avg £2,568
Floor Area
178 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.9 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
99/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.
Nearest schools
- Plympton St Maurice Primary SchoolPrimary354m
- Plympton AcademySecondary685m
- Chaddlewood Primary SchoolPrimary877m
- Yealmpstone Farm Primary SchoolPrimary921m
Nearest stops
- LongcauseBus stop100m
- Cotton CloseBus stop151m
- Longbrook StreetBus stop163m
- Buller CloseBus stop199m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences715 reports48%
- Anti-social Behaviour174 reports12%
- Criminal Damage & Arson146 reports10%
- Other Theft111 reports7%
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL7 1JB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 42 Longcause is modelled from its 178 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PL7 1JB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 42 Longcause. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 42 Longcause was lodged in April 2017 at band E and is valid until April 2027. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 42 Longcause. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 11 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PL7 1JB, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 42 Longcause is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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