What type of property is 31 Fore Street, PL7 1LZ?

31 Fore Street, PL7 1LZ is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did 31 Fore Street, PL7 1LZ last change hands?

31 Fore Street, PL7 1LZ last sold for £212,000 in December 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £131,600 in September 2006. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 31 Fore Street, PL7 1LZ?

Across 3 sales between September 2006 and December 2021, 31 Fore Street, PL7 1LZ rose from £131,600 to £212,000, a change of £80,400. That works out to roughly +3.2% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 31 Fore Street, PL7 1LZ?

The current EPC rating for 31 Fore Street, PL7 1LZ is E with a score of 47 out of 100, lodged in April 2026. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 31 Fore Street, PL7 1LZ?

31 Fore Street, PL7 1LZ has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (624 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 34% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PL7 1LZ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 31 Fore Street, PL7 1LZ heated?

The latest EPC at 31 Fore Street, PL7 1LZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 31 Fore Street, PL7 1LZ?

31 Fore Street, PL7 1LZ is in council tax band C.

Where is 31 Fore Street, PL7 1LZ located?

31 Fore Street, PL7 1LZ sits in Plympton, Plymouth, Plymouth. It falls within the PL7 postcode district.

What is crime like near 31 Fore Street, PL7 1LZ?

Police records around 31 Fore Street, PL7 1LZ show an average of 99 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 31 Fore Street, PL7 1LZ?

The closest primary school to 31 Fore Street, PL7 1LZ is Plympton St Maurice Primary School (301m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Plympton Academy (669m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 31 Fore Street, PL7 1LZ?

The closest bus stop to 31 Fore Street, PL7 1LZ is Longbrook Street, 71m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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31 Fore Street, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1LZ

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

58 m²

624 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 47

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 31 Fore Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

31 Fore Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Plympton, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL7 1LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2026) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (94 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 81% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £212,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Apr 2026

EPC Rating

E47

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 12 April 2036

9 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2026from Jul 2013

Hot Water

Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Low Energy Lighting

57%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 31 Fore Street, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1LZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

31 Fore Street has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

31 Fore Street changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£230,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£212,000

Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

10 December 2021Most recent
£212,000
+8.7%over 6 months
7 June 2021
£195,000
+48.2%over 14 years
6 September 2006
£131,600

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 1LZ: £311,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in PL7 1LZ

On the street

Versus other Fore Street homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

31 Fore Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,655

Street avg £2,483

Strongly above

Floor Area

58 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Plymouth report

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

Longbrook Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Plympton St Maurice Primary School. 12 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL7 1LZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PL7 1LZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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