78 Longcause, Plymouth, PL7 1JD
About 78 Longcause
78 Longcause is a semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL7 1JD). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2015. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 71 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
78 Longcause has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
78 Longcause has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£201,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 1JD: £155,000 (2022–2015).
Versus other Longcause homes
EPC Rating for 78 Longcause lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 80 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
2/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







