16 Church Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1NH
About 16 Church Road
16 Church Road is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Plympton, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL7 1NH). It has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (around 2465 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 229 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £457,000 sits 90.4% above the 2011 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£97/sq ft) was about 27.7% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 15 years since the last transfer (August 2011).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Listed buildingYes
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
16 Church Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and is a listed building, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
16 Church Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at 16 Church Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1NH
- Dec 2011OutbuildingHeritageOutcome in report
Timber shed, covered area and store in rear of garden (existing lean-to shed to be removed)
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/01710/LBC
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2018Decision
- ExtensionApr 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.
£457,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 16 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
25 August 2011Most recent
£240,000
-14.3%over 1 year3 June 2010
£280,000
+218.2%over 14 years17 August 1995
£88,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 1NH: £240,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in PL7 1NH
22a, Church Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1NH
Sold Oct 2022
£240,00012 Church Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1NH
Sold Jun 2022
£261,0004 Church Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1NH
Sold Sept 2020
£307,50020 Church Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1NH
Sold Jun 2016
£156,0006 Church Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1NH
Sold Feb 2014
£112,500
Versus other Church Road homes
EPC Rating for 16 Church Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,048
Street avg £1,836
Floor Area
229 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
Longbrook Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Plympton St Maurice Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB







