28 Downfield Way, Plymouth, PL7 2DU
About 28 Downfield Way
28 Downfield Way is a semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL7 2DU). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 58 m² it's 15.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 43 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold November 2020 for £167,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £191,000 is 14.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 49.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
28 Downfield Way sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 23 July 2025
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Planning history
28 Downfield Way has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
28 Downfield Way has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£191,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 22 years.
£167,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
10 November 2020Most recent
£167,000
+4.4%over 4 years9 June 2016
£159,950
+31.1%21 December 2015
£122,000
+149.2%over 17 years11 December 1998
£48,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 2DU: £189,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in PL7 2DU
Versus other Downfield Way homes
CO₂ Emissions for 28 Downfield Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,879
Street avg £2,126
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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
99/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Westfield — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Chaddlewood Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB







