Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Flora Cottage, Venton, Plymouth, PL7 5DR
4 sales on record2 planning records
Estimated value
£344,000
- Since the 2023 sale (£325,000)+6%
- Against PL7 5DR's recent median (£420,000)-18%
Newest record on this page: January 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
64 m²
689 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£344,000
- Against its 2023 sale (£325,000)+6%
- Against PL7 5DR's recent median (£420,000)-18%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Flora Cottage is modelled from its 64 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PL7 5DR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
64 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2020
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2023
Recent sales in PL7 5DR
5 sales, median £420,000 (2024–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Flora Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
Sales timeline
27 July 2023Most recent
£325,000
+28.7%over 2 years15 June 2021
£252,500
+125.4%over 18 years10 January 2003
£112,000
+129.7%over 7 years26 June 1995
£48,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 5DR: £420,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in PL7 5DR
2 Moor View Cottages, Venton, Plymouth, PL7 5DR
Sold Nov 2024
£560,0002 Hillside, Venton, Plymouth, PL7 5DR
Sold Aug 2024
£420,0001 Moor View Cottages, Venton, Plymouth, PL7 5DR
Sold Jun 2023
£420,000Flora House, Venton, Plymouth, PL7 5DR
Sold Nov 2021
£360,000Greenacres, Venton, Plymouth, PL7 5DR
Sold Dec 2020
£436,000
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Flora Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Flora Cottage is a semi-detached house in Venton, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL7 5DR). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 106), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (109 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£472/sq ft) was about 101.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £325,000 in July 2023.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Aug 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 August 2030
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Flora Cottage, Venton, Plymouth, PL7 5DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A an extension application was refused at Flora Cottage in 2024.
2 applications on record at Flora Cottage, Venton, Plymouth, PL7 5DR
2decisions2extensions42documents
- Nov 2024ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Householder application for alterations and extensions to existing two storey semi-detached property
- Council
- South Hams
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 3158/24/HHO
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJan 2025Decision
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Versus the street
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Flora Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,078
Street avg £3,299
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
99/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.2 km
Holmleigh — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Sparkwell All Saints Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Nearest schools
- Sparkwell All Saints Primary SchoolPrimary1.4km
Nearest stops
- HolmleighBus stop1.2km
- New Park RoadBus stop1.3km
- New Country InnBus stop1.3km
- Westward InnBus stop1.4km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences715 reports48%
- Anti-social Behaviour174 reports12%
- Criminal Damage & Arson146 reports10%
- Other Theft111 reports7%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL7 5DR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Flora Cottage is modelled from its 64 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PL7 5DR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for Flora Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Flora Cottage was lodged in August 2020 at band D and is valid until August 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to Flora Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PL7 5DR, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Flora Cottage is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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