1 Brooklands, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 5EB
About 1 Brooklands
1 Brooklands is a semi-detached house in Plympton, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL7 5EB). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 150 m² it's 20.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (124 m² median across 17 EPCs).
Energy performance
1 Brooklands's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
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
1 Brooklands has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at 1 Brooklands, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 5EB
- Sept 2001Change Of UseAmendmentOutcome in report
Change of use of farm building to workshop for jewellery making
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 49/0925/01/CU
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionDec 2012Decision
- ExtensionNov 2006Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 Brooklands has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£482,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 5EB: £290,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in PL7 5EB
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£290,000The Old Mill, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 5EB
Sold Jan 2019
£250,0007 Larch Grove, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 5EB
Sold May 2017
£320,000Linksfield, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 5EB
Sold Nov 2014
£375,000
Versus the street
1 Brooklands is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 121 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
1.4 km
Crossway East — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Boringdon Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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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
41.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB







