Elfordleigh, Rowland House, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 5EB
About Elfordleigh
Elfordleigh is a detached house in Plympton, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL7 5EB). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2021 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Elfordleigh has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Elfordleigh has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£520,000
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
Elfordleigh Cottage, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 5EB
Sold Jul 2022
£530,000Treen, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 5EB
Sold Jan 2020
£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
Elfordleigh is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 123 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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







