8 Dartmoor Cottages, Wotter, Plymouth, PL7 5HN
About 8 Dartmoor Cottages
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 (75 m² across 15 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 29.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
8 Dartmoor Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
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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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
1 application on record at 8 Dartmoor Cottages, Wotter, Plymouth, PL7 5HN
- Jan 2009FullOutcome in report
Retrospective application for the erection of garden shed and carport to replace front face of outhouse building
Retrospective- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 42/1584/08/F
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 8 Dartmoor Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£240,000
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.
Sales timeline
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 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in PL7 5HN
23 Dartmoor Cottages, Wotter, Plymouth, PL7 5HN
Sold Dec 2024
£210,00020 Dartmoor Cottages, Wotter, Plymouth, PL7 5HN
Sold Mar 2024
£209,00010 Dartmoor Cottages, Wotter, Plymouth, PL7 5HN
Sold May 2023
£176,000The Church House, Wotter, Plymouth, PL7 5HN
Sold May 2022
£420,000Wotter View, Wotter, Plymouth, PL7 5HN
Sold Nov 2020
£330,000
Versus the street
Floor Area for 8 Dartmoor Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,157
Street avg £2,321
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Methodist Church — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Shaugh Prior Primary School. 1 school 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
42.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB







