What type of property is 20 Church Close, PL7 4RA?

20 Church Close, PL7 4RA is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 20 Church Close, PL7 4RA sell for?

20 Church Close, PL7 4RA last sold for £305,000 in October 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £56,000 in June 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 20 Church Close, PL7 4RA appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between June 1997 and October 2024, 20 Church Close, PL7 4RA rose from £56,000 to £305,000, a change of £249,000. That works out to roughly +6.4% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 20 Church Close, PL7 4RA have?

The current EPC rating for 20 Church Close, PL7 4RA is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in September 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 20 Church Close, PL7 4RA?

20 Church Close, PL7 4RA has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (1,346 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PL7 4RA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 20 Church Close, PL7 4RA heated?

The latest EPC at 20 Church Close, PL7 4RA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 20 Church Close, PL7 4RA?

20 Church Close, PL7 4RA is in council tax band C.

Where is 20 Church Close, PL7 4RA located?

20 Church Close, PL7 4RA sits in Plymouth. It falls within the PL7 postcode district.

What is crime like near 20 Church Close, PL7 4RA?

Police records around 20 Church Close, PL7 4RA 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 20 Church Close, PL7 4RA?

The closest primary school to 20 Church Close, PL7 4RA is Woodford Primary School (249m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Hele's School (591m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 20 Church Close, PL7 4RA?

The closest bus stop to 20 Church Close, PL7 4RA is Litchaton Crescent, 78m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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20 Church Close, Plymouth, PL7 4RA

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

125 m²

1345 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 20 Church Close

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

20 Church Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL7 4RA). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 25.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2024 for £305,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
DrivewayYes

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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 Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Church Close, Plymouth, PL7 4RA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Church Close has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

20 Church Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£327,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£305,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

7 October 2024Most recent
£305,000
+24.5%over 4 years
3 February 2020
£245,000
+337.5%over 22 years
3 June 1997
£56,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 4RA: £282,000 (2024–2020).

Nearby sales in PL7 4RA

On the street

Versus other Church Close homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 20 Church Close lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,440

Street avg £2,089

Above

Floor Area

125 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

On par

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Plymouth district page.

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

0.1 km

Litchaton Crescent — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Woodford Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PL7 4RA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.2dB

Low

55 dB

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65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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