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12 Orchard Road, Brixton, Plymouth, PL8 2FE

4 sales on record2 planning records

Estimated value

£489,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£505,000)-3%
  • Against PL8 2FE's recent median (£515,000)-5%

Newest record on this page: February 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
130 m²
1399 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 79
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£489,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£505,000)-3%
  • Against PL8 2FE's recent median (£515,000)-5%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 12 Orchard Road is modelled from its 130 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PL8 2FE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    130 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2025

  • Sales of this home

    4 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in PL8 2FE

    5 sales, median £515,000 (2026–2020)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: February 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 November 2025Most recent

    £505,000

    +29.5%over 8 years

  2. 17 May 2017

    £390,000

    +35.4%over 2 years

  3. 20 March 2015

    £288,000

    -20.0%

  4. 20 March 2015

    £360,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL8 2FE: £515,000 (2026–2020).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 12 Orchard Road, Brixton, Plymouth, PL8 2FE. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 12 Orchard Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 Orchard Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Brixton, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL8 2FE). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012 onwards. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (February 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).

A recent sale: £505,000 in November 2025. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2015–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£361/sq ft) was about 38.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C79
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 26 February 2035

8 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Orchard Road, Brixton, Plymouth, PL8 2FE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at 12 Orchard Road, Brixton, Plymouth, PL8 2FE

2decisions43documents7nearby
  1. Jan 2022
    Conditions
    Outcome in report

    Application for removal of condition 7 (details of levels) and variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning consent3480/18/ARM

    Council
    South Hams
    Documents
    32 docs on file
    Reference
    3316/21/VAR
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On the street

Versus other Orchard Road homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 12 Orchard Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,885

Street avg £3,008

Strongly above

Floor Area

130 m²

Street avg 126 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 1.1 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Plymouth district page.
Full Plymouth report

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

0.2 km

Elliots Hill — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Mary's Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary204m
  • Sherford Vale School & NurseryPrimary2.0km
  • Elburton Primary SchoolPrimary2.1km
  • Yealmpton Primary SchoolPrimary2.4km

Nearest stops

  • Elliots HillBus stop218m
  • Sutherland CottagesBus stop294m
  • Winstone LaneBus stop501m
  • Combe LaneBus stop508m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences84 reports48%
  • Other Theft21 reports12%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson17 reports10%
  • Burglary15 reports9%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL8 2FE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PL8 2FE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PL8 2FE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 12 Orchard Road is modelled from its 130 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PL8 2FE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for 12 Orchard Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 12 Orchard Road was lodged in February 2025 at band C and is valid until February 2035. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 12 Orchard Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 5 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PL8 2FE, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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