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12 Orchard Road, Brixton, Plymouth, PL8 2FE

4 sales on record2 planning records
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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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
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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
    Full record in report
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  • The 43 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£489,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£505,000

Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 11 years.

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).

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
Before you decide

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The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Brook Mead, Yealmpton

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4 bed2 bath
£258k

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£421k

1 Elm Tree Park, Yealmpton

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£415k

1 Bowden Farm, Bowden Hill, Yealmpton

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3 bed1 bath
£655k

1 Brixton Lodge Gardens, Brixton

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5 bed3 bath
£362k

1 Davis Cottage, Fore Street, Yealmpton

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3 bed1 bath
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.

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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
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 12 Orchard Road, Brixton, Plymouth, PL8 2FE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.