What type of property is 3 Orchard Villas, Orchard Lane, PL7 4AJ?

3 Orchard Villas, Orchard Lane, PL7 4AJ is a 5-bedroom detached house.

When did 3 Orchard Villas, Orchard Lane, PL7 4AJ last change hands?

3 Orchard Villas, Orchard Lane, PL7 4AJ last sold for £565,000 in March 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £154,000 in June 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 3 Orchard Villas, Orchard Lane, PL7 4AJ?

Across 3 sales between June 2000 and March 2022, 3 Orchard Villas, Orchard Lane, PL7 4AJ rose from £154,000 to £565,000, a change of £411,000. That works out to roughly +6.2% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 3 Orchard Villas, Orchard Lane, PL7 4AJ?

The current EPC rating for 3 Orchard Villas, Orchard Lane, PL7 4AJ is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in July 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 3 Orchard Villas, Orchard Lane, PL7 4AJ?

3 Orchard Villas, Orchard Lane, PL7 4AJ has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (1,313 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 53% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PL7 4AJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 3 Orchard Villas, Orchard Lane, PL7 4AJ heated?

The latest EPC at 3 Orchard Villas, Orchard Lane, PL7 4AJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Solar water heating is recorded against the property. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 3 Orchard Villas, Orchard Lane, PL7 4AJ?

3 Orchard Villas, Orchard Lane, PL7 4AJ is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 3 Orchard Villas, Orchard Lane, PL7 4AJ located?

3 Orchard Villas, Orchard Lane, PL7 4AJ sits in Colebrook, Plymouth, Plymouth. It falls within the PL7 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 3 Orchard Villas, Orchard Lane, PL7 4AJ?

Police records around 3 Orchard Villas, Orchard Lane, PL7 4AJ 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.

Which schools serve 3 Orchard Villas, Orchard Lane, PL7 4AJ?

The closest primary school to 3 Orchard Villas, Orchard Lane, PL7 4AJ is Boringdon Primary School (303m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Hele's School (757m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 3 Orchard Villas, Orchard Lane, PL7 4AJ?

The closest bus stop to 3 Orchard Villas, Orchard Lane, PL7 4AJ is Courtland Crescent, 192m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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3 Orchard Villas, Orchard Lane, Colebrook, Plymouth, PL7 4AJ

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

122 m²

1313 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 Orchard Villas

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

3 Orchard Villas is a five-bedroom detached house in Colebrook, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL7 4AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

At 122 m² it sits well below the postcode median (259 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£430/sq ft) was about 797.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £565,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms2

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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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jul 2026

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Orchard Villas, Orchard Lane, Colebrook, Plymouth, PL7 4AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Orchard Villas 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

3 Orchard Villas has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£604,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£565,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

16 March 2022Most recent
£565,000
+29.9%over 5 years
29 September 2016
£435,000
+182.5%over 16 years
8 June 2000
£154,000

Median price across the last 3 sales in PL7 4AJ: £167,000 (2015–1998).

Nearby sales in PL7 4AJ

On the street

Versus other Orchard Lane homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 3 Orchard Villas runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

70 (C)

Street avg 63 (D)

Strongly above

Floor Area

122 m²

Street avg 281 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 9.8 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

Strongly below

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Comparables

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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

Courtland Crescent — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Boringdon Primary School. 10 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL7 4AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PL7 4AJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

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