53 Yealm Road, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1BJ
About 53 Yealm Road
53 Yealm Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL8 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 256 m² (around 2756 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 256 m² the property is well over the postcode median (129 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£399/sq ft) was about 31.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in April 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
53 Yealm Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
53 Yealm Road has an approved front extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 53 Yealm Road, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1BJ
- Jul 2001FullOutcome in report
Removal of condition 4 (removal of garage prior to occupancy of dwelling) of planning permission 37/0961/99/F (replacement of dwelling) to permit retention of garage
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 37/1552/00/F
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchAug 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 53 Yealm Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,071,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 17 years.
£1,100,000
Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
14 April 2016Most recent
£1,100,000
+46.0%over 13 years29 November 2002
£753,500
+207.6%over 3 years27 May 1999
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL8 1BJ: £285,000 (2024–2012).
Nearby sales in PL8 1BJ
65 Yealm Road, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1BJ
Sold Dec 2024
£795,000Belhaven, Flat 1, 43 Yealm Road, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1BJ
Sold Mar 2021
£235,000Heron Creek, Flat 1, 67 Yealm Road, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1BJ
Sold Jun 2016
£285,00051 Yealm Road, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1BJ
Sold Jul 2013
£242,911Sand Martins, 57 Yealm Road, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1BJ
Sold Feb 2012
£350,000
Versus other Yealm Road homes
Floor Area for 53 Yealm Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,297
Street avg £3,304
Floor Area
256 m²
Street avg 176 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 9.1 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
Wrights Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 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
44.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







