3 Newton Row, Sparkwell, Plymouth, PL7 5DD
About 3 Newton Row
3 Newton Row is a mid-terrace house in Sparkwell, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL7 5DD). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
11 years since the last transfer (April 2015). Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £224,000 is 44.5% above the 2015 sale price.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
3 Newton Row 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£224,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 15 years.
£155,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
23 April 2015Most recent
£155,000
+124.6%over 15 years3 December 1999
£69,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 5DD: £200,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in PL7 5DD
4 Newton Row, Sparkwell, Plymouth, PL7 5DD
Sold Dec 2023
£215,0001 Newton Row, Sparkwell, Plymouth, PL7 5DD
Sold Apr 2023
£200,0002 Treby Terrace, Sparkwell, Plymouth, PL7 5DD
Sold Feb 2023
£153,7502 Newton Row, Sparkwell, Plymouth, PL7 5DD
Sold Mar 2020
£210,000Beechcroft, Sparkwell, Plymouth, PL7 5DD
Sold Jun 2012
£238,000
Versus the street
3 Newton Row is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,279
Street avg £2,186
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
Birchland Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Sparkwell All Saints Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB







