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Flora Cottage, Venton, Plymouth, PL7 5DR

4 sales on record2 planning records
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
Overview

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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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

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.

EPC 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
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

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Planning

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

2decisions2extensions42documents1nearby
  1. Nov 2024
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome 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
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision

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  • The 42 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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.

Flora Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£341,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 28 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£325,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 July 2023Most recent

    £325,000

    +28.7%over 2 years

  2. 15 June 2021

    £252,500

    +125.4%over 18 years

  3. 10 January 2003

    £112,000

    +129.7%over 7 years

  4. 26 June 1995

    £48,750

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 5DR: £420,000 (2024–2020).

On the street

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

Strongly above

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 123 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

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The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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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1 Crossways, Sparkwell

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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

1.2 km

Holmleigh — bus stop.

Closest school

1.4 km

Sparkwell All Saints Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for PL7 5DR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PL7 5DR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.6dB

Low
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60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Flora Cottage, Venton, Plymouth, PL7 5DR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.