1 Sunderland & Spencer Cottages, Brixton, Plymouth, PL8 2AX
About 1 Sunderland & Spencer Cottages
1 Sunderland & Spencer Cottages is a semi-detached house in Brixton, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL8 2AX). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (41 m² across 65 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £280,000 in February 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £347,000 is 23.9% above the 2023 sale price.
Energy performance
1 Sunderland & Spencer Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 21 August 2023
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Planning history
A an extension application was refused at 1 Sunderland & Spencer Cottages in 2023.
2 applications on record at 1 Sunderland & Spencer Cottages, Brixton, Plymouth, PL8 2AX
- Sept 2023ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Householder application for two storey infill extension to rearelevation with additional single storey lean to extension to rearelevation
- Council
- South Hams
- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- 2437/23/HHO
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionFeb 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 Sunderland & Spencer Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£347,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 17 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2023Most recent
£280,000
-48.6%over 2 years30 October 2020
£545,000
+9.0%over 3 years22 December 2016
£499,950
+150.0%over 10 years27 January 2006
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL8 2AX: £530,000 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in PL8 2AX
Venn Farm, Stable Barn, Brixton, Plymouth, PL8 2AX
Sold Apr 2026
£214,000Brixton Court, Flat 1, Brixton, Plymouth, PL8 2AX
Sold Sept 2024
£245,0007 Brixton Lodge Gardens, Brixton, Plymouth, PL8 2AX
Sold Aug 2023
£655,000Hillside, Brixton, Plymouth, PL8 2AX
Sold Jul 2023
£530,000Highlands, Brixton, Plymouth, PL8 2AX
Sold Jun 2023
£720,000
Versus the street
On epc rating, 1 Sunderland & Spencer Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,931
Street avg £2,523
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
14/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Sutherland Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Mary's Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB







