Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
97 Yealm Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL8 1BN). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Held since October 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £644,000 sits 180% above the 2005 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 56.5% below the postcode norm. At 132 m² it sits well below the postcode median (191 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 March 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
2 applications on record at 97 Yealm Road, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1BN
Change of use from 2 no flats into 1 no dwelling including alterationsand extensions
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Latest sale on 97 Yealm Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£644,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£230,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
18 October 2005Most recent
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL8 1BN: £1,350,000 (2024–2008).
83 Yealm Road, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1BN
Sold Sept 2024
93 Yealm Road, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1BN
Sold Jan 2023
101 Yealm Road, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1BN
Sold Mar 2021
75 Yealm Road, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1BN
Sold Jun 2014
77 Yealm Road, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1BN
Sold Aug 1999
On habitable rooms, 97 Yealm Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,742
Street avg £6,017
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 198 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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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
0.0 km
Yacht Club — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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