46a, Longcause, Plymouth, PL7 1JD
About 46a
46a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL7 1JD). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). At 51 m² this is the 11th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–144 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 23 units on file.
Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 28.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 22 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £125,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 September 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Cavity wall insulation installed
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Planning history
46a 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.
£132,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 5 years.
£125,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
11 February 2022Most recent
£125,000
+42.0%over 5 years21 December 2016
£88,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 1JD: £175,000 (2026–2014).
Versus other Longcause homes
On co₂ emissions, 46a runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 47 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 1.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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
99/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cotton Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Plympton St Maurice Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB







