Hillside Cottage, Newton Hill, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1AB
About Hillside Cottage
Hillside Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL8 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 113 m² it's 22.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 5 EPCs). Most recent transfer: November 2020 at £600,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Mar 2023
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Planning history
4 applications on record at Hillside Cottage, Newton Hill, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1AB
- Apr 2021ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Householder application to change windows and install roof lanternover flat roof to rear
- Council
- South Hams
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 0971/21/HHO
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationDec 2024Decision
- ExtensionMar 2022Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£627,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£600,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 November 2020Most recent
£600,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL8 1AB: £400,000 (2024–2009).
Nearby sales in PL8 1AB
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Sold Jul 2024
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Sold Feb 2022
£380,000The Cottage, Newton Hill, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1AB
Sold Feb 2021
£400,000Cockles Peep Out, Newton Hill, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1AB
Sold Oct 2009
£495,000
Versus other Newton Hill homes
On years held, Hillside Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,310
Street avg £5,297
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
Co-op Stores — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







