What kind of home is 1 Lavinia Drive, PL7 1ZG?

1 Lavinia Drive, PL7 1ZG is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 1 Lavinia Drive, PL7 1ZG?

1 Lavinia Drive, PL7 1ZG last sold for £175,000 in January 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £29,500 in October 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 1 Lavinia Drive, PL7 1ZG appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between October 2000 and January 2020, 1 Lavinia Drive, PL7 1ZG rose from £29,500 to £175,000, a change of £145,500. That works out to roughly +9.7% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 1 Lavinia Drive, PL7 1ZG have?

The current EPC rating for 1 Lavinia Drive, PL7 1ZG is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in April 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Lavinia Drive, PL7 1ZG?

1 Lavinia Drive, PL7 1ZG has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (732 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PL7 1ZG. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Lavinia Drive, PL7 1ZG use?

The latest EPC at 1 Lavinia Drive, PL7 1ZG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Lavinia Drive, PL7 1ZG?

1 Lavinia Drive, PL7 1ZG is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 1 Lavinia Drive, PL7 1ZG in?

1 Lavinia Drive, PL7 1ZG sits in Plympton, Plymouth, Plymouth. It falls within the PL7 postcode district.

Is 1 Lavinia Drive, PL7 1ZG in a safe area?

Police records around 1 Lavinia Drive, PL7 1ZG show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 59% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 1 Lavinia Drive, PL7 1ZG?

The closest primary school to 1 Lavinia Drive, PL7 1ZG is Plympton St Mary's CofE Infant School (275m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Hele's School (674m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 1 Lavinia Drive, PL7 1ZG?

The closest bus stop to 1 Lavinia Drive, PL7 1ZG is Kennel Hill Close, 166m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Lavinia Drive, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1ZG

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

68 m²

732 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Lavinia Drive

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

1 Lavinia Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Plympton, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL7 1ZG). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

Sold January 2020 for £175,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £232,000 is 32.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 30.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff road
OutbuildingsYes

Building

Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes

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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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Apr 2025

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Lavinia Drive, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1ZG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Lavinia Drive 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.

Price for 1 Lavinia Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.

Current estimate

£232,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.7% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£175,000

Growth on file: 9.7% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

10 January 2020Most recent
£175,000
+6.1%over 4 years
6 August 2015
£165,000
+43.5%over 11 years
7 November 2003
£115,000
+289.8%over 3 years
26 October 2000
£29,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 1ZG: £191,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in PL7 1ZG

On the street

Versus other Lavinia Drive homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 1 Lavinia Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,574

Street avg £2,358

On par

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 73 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 1.8 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Kennel Hill Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Plympton St Mary's CofE Infant School. 12 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PL7 1ZG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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