28 Birkbeck Close, Plymouth, PL7 4BW
About 28 Birkbeck Close
28 Birkbeck Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL7 4BW). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1251 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £293,000 sits 55.9% above the 2017 sale of £188,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 30.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in November 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
28 Birkbeck Close 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jul 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
28 Birkbeck Close has an approved extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 28 Birkbeck Close, Plymouth, PL7 4BW
- Apr 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Alteration to existing car port to create ground floor extension and hardstanding.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00371/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
28 Birkbeck Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£293,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£188,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 November 2017Most recent
£188,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 4BW: £221,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in PL7 4BW
Versus other Birkbeck Close homes
On price per m², 28 Birkbeck Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,618
Street avg £2,761
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Clifton Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Boringdon Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB







