16 Vicarage Road, Plymouth, PL7 4JU
About 16 Vicarage Road
16 Vicarage Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Plymouth (PL7 4JU). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. A recent sale: £385,000 in July 2025. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 90.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- GarageDetached
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
16 Vicarage Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 16 Vicarage Road, Plymouth, PL7 4JU
- Nov 2002ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side of property
Single-storey side extension
- Reference
- 02/01460/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJul 2003Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 16 Vicarage Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£396,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£385,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 July 2025Most recent
£385,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 4JU: £235,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in PL7 4JU
12 Vicarage Road, Plymouth, PL7 4JU
Sold Mar 2024
£355,00023 Vicarage Road, Plymouth, PL7 4JU
Sold Dec 2019
£235,000Woodland House, Flat 2, Vicarage Road, Plymouth, PL7 4JU
Sold Jul 2017
£122,00015 Vicarage Road, Plymouth, PL7 4JU
Sold Jan 2016
£256,00010 Vicarage Road, Plymouth, PL7 4JU
Sold Nov 2015
£189,950
Versus other Vicarage Road homes
16 Vicarage Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,319
Street avg £2,133
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
0.2 km
St Marys Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Plympton St Mary's CofE Infant School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB







