Court House, Membland, Yealm Road, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1AQ
About Court House
Court House is a semi-detached house in Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL8 1AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 130 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Court House (95–130 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 7 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Last sale on file: £400,000 in September 2021. 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 130 m² it's 25.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 6 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £465,000 is 16.3% above the 2021 sale price.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Planning history at Court House is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at Court House, Membland, Yealm Road, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1AQ
- Nov 2018Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
T0035: Ash - Crown reduction by removing epicormic growth nearesthouse back to trunk, remove branch hitting roof by 10m back to thenearest V, reduce branches on west side where it threatensneighbouring house Satu by 4m back to the nearest V, tree grownswiftly this summer, branches now overhanging roof of Court House,banging against it in the wind; T0307: Sycamore – fell, healthy treeleaning at 45 degrees over front yard of neighbouring property, Satu,sharing drive onto Court Road, growing towards house, 1 of 10 in area,gap soon be filled by neighbouring sycamores; T015a: Monterey Pine –deadwood and dead branch removal (exempt works), behind lawn and pool,
- Council
- South Hams
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 3027/18/TPO
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksOct 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Court House has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£465,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 24 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
28 September 2021Most recent
£400,000
+52.7%over 5 years15 June 2016
£262,000
+27.8%over 11 years24 January 2005
£205,000
+156.3%over 7 years22 September 1997
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL8 1AQ: £392,500 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in PL8 1AQ
Court House, Lyneham, Yealm Road, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1AQ
Sold Mar 2022
£480,000Court House, Penquit, Yealm Road, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1AQ
Sold Jan 2021
£435,000Court House, Pamflete, Yealm Road, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1AQ
Sold Jul 2018
£300,000Court House, Revelstoke, Yealm Road, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1AQ
Sold Dec 2017
£370,000Court House, Kitley, Yealm Road, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1AQ
Sold Feb 2016
£442,500
Versus other Yealm Road homes
On price per m², Court House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,077
Street avg £3,740
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
0.3 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
44.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB







