Cott Lodge, Cot Hill, Plymouth, PL7 1SB
About Cott Lodge
Cott Lodge is a detached house in Plymouth (PL7 1SB). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.
Energy performance
Cott Lodge sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 application on record at Cott Lodge, Cot Hill, Plymouth, PL7 1SB
- Jul 2009OutbuildingHeritageOutcome in report
Timber garden shed
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/00847/LBC
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Sales history & valuation
Cott Lodge has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£145,000
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 1SB: £220,000 (2025–2015).
Versus other Cot Hill homes
Cott Lodge is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
32 m²
Street avg 91 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cot Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Hele's School. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB







