Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Hillside Cottage, Venton, Plymouth, PL7 5DR
3 sales on record4 planning records
Estimated value
£429,000
- Since the 2008 sale (£275,000)+56%
- Against PL7 5DR's recent median (£420,000)+2%
Newest record on this page: April 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
108 m²
1163 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£429,000
- Against its 2008 sale (£275,000)+56%
- Against PL7 5DR's recent median (£420,000)+2%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Hillside Cottage is modelled from its 108 m² EPC floor area, its 3 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
108 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2015
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2008
Recent sales in PL7 5DR
5 sales, median £420,000 (2024–2021)
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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 4 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.
Hillside Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Sales timeline
24 April 2008Most recent
£275,000
+46.3%over 5 years29 May 2002
£188,000
+108.9%over 5 years26 September 1996
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 5DR: £420,000 (2024–2021).
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
£420,000Flora Cottage, Venton, Plymouth, PL7 5DR
Sold Jul 2023
£325,0001 Moor View Cottages, Venton, Plymouth, PL7 5DR
Sold Jun 2023
£420,000Flora House, Venton, Plymouth, PL7 5DR
Sold Nov 2021
£360,000
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 Hillside Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hillside Cottage is a semi-detached house in Venton, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL7 5DR). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in April 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1996–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £429,000 sits 56% above the 2008 sale of £275,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Oct 2025
Current Certificate
Oct 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 7 October 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hillside Cottage, Venton, Plymouth, PL7 5DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
4 applications on record at Hillside Cottage, Venton, Plymouth, PL7 5DR
4decisions4extensions42documents
Flagged:Demolition
- Aug 2000ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Replacement of lean-to conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 49/1058/00/F
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2025Decision
- ExtensionApr 2012Decision
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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.
Price per m² for Hillside Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,546
Street avg £3,806
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
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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 Hillside Cottage is modelled from its 108 m² EPC floor area, its 3 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. 3 sales are recorded for Hillside 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 Hillside Cottage was lodged in October 2015 at band D and expired in October 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to Hillside 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
- Hillside Cottage is in council tax band D. 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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