9 Lower Ridings, Plymouth, PL7 5LE
About 9 Lower Ridings
9 Lower Ridings is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Plymouth (PL7 5LE). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sold June 2022 for £286,700. 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. At 72 m² it's 28.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 26 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£370/sq ft) was about 72.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
9 Lower Ridings 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
9 Lower Ridings has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£304,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 24 years.
£286,700
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
8 June 2022Most recent
£286,700
+75.9%over 17 years19 May 2005
£163,000
+171.7%over 5 years31 May 1999
£60,000
27 March 1998
£59,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 5LE: £220,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in PL7 5LE
Versus other Lower Ridings homes
On co₂ emissions, 9 Lower Ridings runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,982
Street avg £2,906
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.0 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
Compass Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Chaddlewood Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB







