Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Alston Manor Farm is an end-of-terrace house in Holbeton, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL8 1HL). It has a recorded floor area of 245 m² (around 2637 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on lpg.
At 245 m² the property is well over the postcode median (129 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£436/sq ft) was about 48.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Sold September 2024 for £1,150,000.
Alston Manor Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 June 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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2 applications on record at Alston Manor Farm, Lebeau Barn, Holbeton, Plymouth, PL8 1HL
Application to determine if prior approval is needed for provision ofa general purpose agricultural building 24.38m length x 18.28m breadth8.12m high
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Latest sale on Alston Manor Farm was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,202,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 17 years.
£1,150,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 17 years.
10 September 2024Most recent
£1,150,000
+74.9%over 12 years7 August 2012
£657,500
-1.1%over 5 years22 March 2007
£665,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL8 1HL: £610,000 (2025–2019).
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Sold Mar 2025
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Sold Dec 2024
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Sold Jun 2023
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Sold Oct 2020
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Sold Nov 2019
On price per m², Alston Manor Farm stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,694
Street avg £3,728
Floor Area
245 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
0.6 km
Battisborough Cross — bus stop.
Closest school
3.0 km
Holbeton Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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