West Hanover Lodge, Gibb, Holbeton, Plymouth, PL8 1JN
About West Hanover Lodge
West Hanover Lodge is a semi-detached house in Holbeton, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL8 1JN). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £440,000. At 113 m² it's 15.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 3 EPCs). Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year.
Energy performance
West Hanover Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
West Hanover Lodge 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.
Sales history & valuation
West Hanover Lodge has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£444,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 29 years.
£440,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
28 August 2025Most recent
£440,000
+54.4%over 20 years30 September 2004
£285,000
+133.6%over 7 years11 December 1996
£122,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in PL8 1JN: £352,500 (2025–2004).
Versus other Gibb homes
EPC Rating for West Hanover Lodge lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
35 (F)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 105 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Holbeton Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB







