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Rock Cottage, Riverside Road West, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1AD

7 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
114 m²
1227 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Rock Cottage

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

Rock Cottage is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL8 1AD). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.

A recent sale: £1,300,000 in July 2025. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 3 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 114 m² it's 22.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (147 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,059/sq ft) was about 96.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Rock Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Rock Cottage, Riverside Road West, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1AD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Rock Cottage has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.

7 applications on record at Rock Cottage, Riverside Road West, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1AD

7decisions33documents3nearby
Flagged:Listed building
  1. Dec 2003
    RenovationHeritage
    Outcome in report

    Listed Building Consent for internal alterations

    Listed
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    37/2088/03/LB
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. RenovationDecision
  4. FullDecision

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  • All 7 applications on this property in full, plus 3 notable nearby
  • The 33 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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 at least doubled since 2004.

Current estimate

£1,202,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£1,300,000

Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 July 2025Most recent

    £1,300,000

    +188.9%over 21 years

  2. 14 January 2004

    £450,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL8 1AD: £640,100 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Riverside Road West homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Rock Cottage is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£11,404

Street avg £6,598

Strongly above

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 163 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Rock Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£770k

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£565k

1 Church Park, Newton Ferrers

PL8 1AJ

3 bed
£1.2m

1 De Ferrers Drive, Newton Ferrers

PL8 1DF

£102k

1 Butts Park Court, Newton Ferrers

PL8 1HA

2 bed
£4.3k

1 Archers Court, Newton Ferrers

PL8 1BD

4 bed3 bath
£950k

1 Beacon Hill, Newton Ferrers

PL8 1DB

£652k

1 Briar Hill Farm, Court Road, Newton Ferrers

PL8 1AR

£626k

1 Barnicott Close, Newton Ferrers

PL8 1BP

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Plymouth district page.
Full Plymouth report

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

Wrights Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL8 1AD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PL8 1AD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PL8 1AD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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