Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Curlew Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL8 1AD). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1307 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 46). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since November 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 121 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (147 m² median across 21 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £702,000 sits 75.5% above the 2009 sale of £400,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£306/sq ft) was about 37.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Curlew Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Mar 2019
Certificate validity
Expired on 18 March 2019
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2 applications on record at Curlew Cottage, Riverside Road West, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1AD
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The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£702,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
6 November 2009Most recent
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL8 1AD: £850,000 (2025–2021).
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On epc rating, Curlew Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,294
Street avg £6,863
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 166 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
14/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Wrights Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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