Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£693,000
Newest record on this page: May 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£693,000
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The estimate for 12 Riverside Road East is modelled from its 73 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PL8 1AE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
73 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2024
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2005
Recent sales in PL8 1AE
5 sales, median £1,100,000 (2024–2019)
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| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
12 Riverside Road East has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
12 September 2005Most recent
£390,000
+136.4%over 7 years9 July 1998
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL8 1AE: £1,100,000 (2024–2019).
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Sold May 2024
6 Riverside Road East, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1AE
Sold Apr 2023
7 Riverside Road East, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1AE
Sold Apr 2022
10b, Riverside Road East, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1AE
Sold Dec 2019
8 Riverside Road East, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1AE
Sold Feb 2019
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12 Riverside Road East is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL8 1AE). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2013); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Held since September 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £693,000 sits 77.7% above the 2005 sale of £390,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£496/sq ft) was about 24.4% below the postcode norm. At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 May 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
12 Riverside Road East has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
12 Riverside Road East outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,342
Street avg £8,487
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 172 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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
0.2 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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