What kind of home is Elfordleigh Cottage, PL7 5EB?

Elfordleigh Cottage, PL7 5EB is a semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for Elfordleigh Cottage, PL7 5EB?

Elfordleigh Cottage, PL7 5EB last sold for £530,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £75,000 in March 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Elfordleigh Cottage, PL7 5EB?

Across 3 sales between March 1999 and July 2022, Elfordleigh Cottage, PL7 5EB rose from £75,000 to £530,000, a change of £455,000. That works out to roughly +8.7% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Elfordleigh Cottage, PL7 5EB?

The current EPC rating for Elfordleigh Cottage, PL7 5EB is E with a score of 44 out of 100, lodged in March 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Elfordleigh Cottage, PL7 5EB?

Elfordleigh Cottage, PL7 5EB has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (1,507 sq ft). That makes it about 37% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PL7 5EB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Elfordleigh Cottage, PL7 5EB use?

The latest EPC at Elfordleigh Cottage, PL7 5EB records lpg as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does Elfordleigh Cottage, PL7 5EB have?

Elfordleigh Cottage, PL7 5EB has 4 approved extension applications on file including single-storey rear extension and rear extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for Elfordleigh Cottage, PL7 5EB?

Elfordleigh Cottage, PL7 5EB is in council tax band C.

Which area is Elfordleigh Cottage, PL7 5EB in?

Elfordleigh Cottage, PL7 5EB sits in Plympton, Plymouth, Plymouth. It falls within the PL7 postcode district in Devon.

Is Elfordleigh Cottage, PL7 5EB in a safe area?

Police records around Elfordleigh Cottage, PL7 5EB show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 59% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Elfordleigh Cottage, PL7 5EB?

The closest primary school to Elfordleigh Cottage, PL7 5EB is Boringdon Primary School (1.7km), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Hele's School (2.2km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near Elfordleigh Cottage, PL7 5EB?

The closest bus stop to Elfordleigh Cottage, PL7 5EB is Crossway East, 1.4km away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Elfordleigh Cottage, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 5EB

3 sales on record4 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

140 m²

1507 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 44

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Elfordleigh Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Elfordleigh Cottage is a semi-detached house in Plympton, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL7 5EB). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.

4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£352/sq ft) was about 121.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £530,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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

E44

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Elfordleigh Cottage, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 5EB, 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 Elfordleigh Cottage, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 5EB

4decisions4extensions29documents1nearby

Flagged:Demolition

Jul 2002
DemolitionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Alterations to dwelling to include demolition of conservatory and construction of ground floor kitchen and first floor bedroom
Extension
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
49/0930/02/F
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ConservatoryAug 2013Decision
ExtensionJan 2006Decision

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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.

Price for Elfordleigh Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.

Current estimate

£521,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£530,000

Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

14 July 2022Most recent
£530,000
+81.2%over 17 years
19 August 2004
£292,500
+290.0%over 5 years
12 March 1999
£75,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 5EB: £271,000 (2020–2015).

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On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Elfordleigh Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,786

Street avg £1,525

Strongly above

Floor Area

140 m²

Street avg 122 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

On par

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Area

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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

1.4 km

Crossway East — bus stop.

Closest school

1.7 km

Boringdon Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL7 5EB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

41.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PL7 5EB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.4dB

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