5 Chelmer Close, Plymouth, PL7 2YE

5 Chelmer Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL7 2YE). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and roof efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £230,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 16.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.