Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Old Mews Cottage is a semi-detached house in Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL8 1AS). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
Across 2010–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £252,000 is 13.1% below the 2021 sale of £290,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£473/sq ft) was about 90.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £290,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 November 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Old Mews Cottage 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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£252,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 12 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 12 years.
9 December 2021Most recent
£290,000
+56.3%over 3 years26 March 2018
£185,500
-6.1%over 7 years7 April 2010
£197,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL8 1AS: £590,000 (2026–2021).
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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
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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