1 Hele Gardens, Plymouth, PL7 1JU
About 1 Hele Gardens
1 Hele Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL7 1JU). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £292,000 is 17.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 107.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2020 for £249,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
- Summer houseYes
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 1 Hele Gardens, Plymouth, PL7 1JU
- Jan 2022PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two-storey side extension and single storey front porch
Extension- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01992/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£292,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 20 years.
£249,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
18 December 2020Most recent
£249,000
+289.1%over 20 years17 November 2000
£64,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 1JU: £200,000 (2024–2007).
Versus other Hele Gardens homes
Price per m² for 1 Hele Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,929
Street avg £1,829
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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
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
38.4dB







