What kind of home is 56 Highglen Drive, PL7 5LA?

56 Highglen Drive, PL7 5LA is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 56 Highglen Drive, PL7 5LA?

56 Highglen Drive, PL7 5LA last sold for £220,000 in December 2025. Land Registry has 7 sales on record going back to £58,000 in February 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 56 Highglen Drive, PL7 5LA changed over time?

Across 7 sales between February 1999 and December 2025, 56 Highglen Drive, PL7 5LA rose from £58,000 to £220,000, a change of £162,000. That works out to roughly +5.1% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 56 Highglen Drive, PL7 5LA?

The current EPC rating for 56 Highglen Drive, PL7 5LA is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in November 2024. It has improved from a D recorded in November 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 56 Highglen Drive, PL7 5LA?

56 Highglen Drive, PL7 5LA has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (592 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 31% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PL7 5LA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 56 Highglen Drive, PL7 5LA use?

The latest EPC at 56 Highglen Drive, PL7 5LA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 56 Highglen Drive, PL7 5LA?

56 Highglen Drive, PL7 5LA is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 56 Highglen Drive, PL7 5LA in?

56 Highglen Drive, PL7 5LA sits in Plymouth. It falls within the PL7 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 56 Highglen Drive, PL7 5LA?

Police records around 56 Highglen Drive, PL7 5LA show an average of 99 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 56 Highglen Drive, PL7 5LA?

The closest primary school to 56 Highglen Drive, PL7 5LA is Chaddlewood Primary School (684m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Plympton Academy (1.5km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 56 Highglen Drive, PL7 5LA?

The closest bus stop to 56 Highglen Drive, PL7 5LA is Compass Drive, 117m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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56 Highglen Drive, Plymouth, PL7 5LA

7 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

55 m²

592 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 56 Highglen Drive

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

56 Highglen Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL7 5LA). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in November 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).

It changed hands recently, sold December 2025 for £220,000. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 44 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1999–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 109.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Nov 2024

EPC Rating

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 27 November 2034

8 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2024from Nov 2010

EPC improved fromD67toC71

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Roof Insulation

InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Low Energy Lighting

0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 56 Highglen Drive, Plymouth, PL7 5LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

56 Highglen Drive has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£238,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£220,000

Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

1 December 2025Most recent
£220,000
+48.6%over 14 years
28 February 2011
£148,000
+4.6%over 5 years
13 September 2005
£141,500
+17.9%over 1 year
24 March 2004
£120,000
+14.3%over 9 months
7 July 2003
£105,000
+36.9%over 1 year
28 August 2001
£76,700
+32.2%over 2 years
19 February 1999
£58,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 5LA: £300,000 (2026–2025).

Nearby sales in PL7 5LA

On the street

Versus other Highglen Drive homes

Four headline reads against 44 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

56 Highglen Drive is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£4,000

Street avg £2,706

Strongly above

Floor Area

55 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Compass Drive

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Plymouth report

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

Compass Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Chaddlewood Primary School. 11 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PL7 5LA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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