Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Castle Barbican, Flat 2, Fore Street, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1YZ
Estimated value
£130,000
Newest record on this page: November 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 00
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
49 m²
527 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£130,000
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Castle Barbican is modelled from its 49 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PL7 1YZ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
49 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2023
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in PL7 1YZ
No recent sales of other homes in the postcode
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| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Castle Barbican has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
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.
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Castle Barbican
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Castle Barbican is a mid-terrace house in Plympton, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL7 1YZ). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the 20th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in Castle Barbican, where floor areas span 32–89 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (November 2023) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 49 m² it's 25.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (39 m² median across 21 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Castle Barbican sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 4)
Nov 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 November 2033
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Apr 2019from Aug 2010
EPC improved fromD64toE41
Hot Water
PoorVery Poor
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows
SingleFull Double
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Low Energy Lighting
80%57%
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Dec 2021from Apr 2019
EPC improved fromE41toD63
Hot Water
Very PoorPoor
Hot water efficiency improved
Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity
Cavity wall insulation installed
Nov 2023from Dec 2021
EPC improved fromD63toE53
Hot Water
PoorAverage
Hot water efficiency improved
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Castle Barbican, Flat 2, Fore Street, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1YZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Castle Barbican has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Versus other Fore Street homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Castle Barbican lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 43 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Plymouth district page.
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
0.2 km
Redvers Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Plympton Academy. 12 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Plympton AcademySecondary497m
- Plympton St Maurice Primary SchoolPrimary540m
- Old Priory Junior AcademyPrimary644m
- Plympton St Mary's CofE Infant SchoolPrimary838m
Nearest stops
- Redvers GroveBus stop157m
- Sydney CloseBus stop169m
- Longbrook StreetBus stop318m
- LongcauseBus stop323m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences715 reports48%
- Anti-social Behaviour174 reports12%
- Criminal Damage & Arson146 reports10%
- Other Theft111 reports7%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL7 1YZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Late 20th centuryGround Floor FlatEPC ENo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Castle Barbican is modelled from its 49 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PL7 1YZ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for Castle Barbican, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Castle Barbican was lodged in November 2023 at band E and is valid until November 2033. 4 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Castle Barbican. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 12 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PL7 1YZ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Castle Barbican is in council tax band A. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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