1 Orchard Cottage, Orchard Lane, Colebrook, Plymouth, PL7 4AJ
About 1 Orchard Cottage
1 Orchard Cottage is a detached house in Colebrook, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL7 4AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 259 m² (around 2788 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £569,000 sits 789.1% above the 1998 sale of £64,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£23/sq ft) was about 80.8% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
1 Orchard Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Aug 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Orchard Cottage 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
1 Orchard Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£569,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£64,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 April 1998Most recent
£64,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 4AJ: £415,625 (2022–1999).
Versus other Orchard Lane homes
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
259 m²
Street avg 235 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
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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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Courtland Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Boringdon Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB







