Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Dartmoor Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wotter, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL7 5HN). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £220,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 32.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.
8 Dartmoor Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 September 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Wall insulation improved
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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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1 application on record at 8 Dartmoor Cottages, Wotter, Plymouth, PL7 5HN
Retrospective application for the erection of garden shed and carport to replace front face of outhouse building
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Price for 8 Dartmoor Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£237,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 23 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 23 years.
19 December 2022Most recent
£220,000
+59.5%over 16 years18 May 2006
£137,950
+129.9%over 6 years3 March 2000
£60,000
+57.9%over 7 months11 August 1999
£38,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 5HN: £210,000 (2026–2023).
The Church House, Wotter, Plymouth, PL7 5HN
Sold May 2026
15 Dartmoor Cottages, Wotter, Plymouth, PL7 5HN
Sold Apr 2026
23 Dartmoor Cottages, Wotter, Plymouth, PL7 5HN
Sold Dec 2024
20 Dartmoor Cottages, Wotter, Plymouth, PL7 5HN
Sold Mar 2024
10 Dartmoor Cottages, Wotter, Plymouth, PL7 5HN
Sold May 2023
Floor Area for 8 Dartmoor Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,157
Street avg £2,440
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Methodist Church — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Shaugh Prior Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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