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
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 January 2034
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.
£492,000
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
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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
99/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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB







