5 Chapel Lane, Yealmpton, Plymouth, PL8 2JL
About 5 Chapel Lane
5 Chapel Lane is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Yealmpton, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL8 2JL). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 103.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £248,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront
Building
- Heating systemElectric
Energy performance
5 Chapel Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
5 Chapel Lane has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Chapel Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£247,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 27 years.
£248,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2022Most recent
£248,000
+55.0%over 3 years29 October 2019
£160,000
+69.3%over 15 years19 March 2004
£94,500
+75.0%over 3 years18 January 2001
£54,000
+2.9%over 4 years11 June 1996
£52,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL8 2JL: £181,000 (2023–2019).
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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
0.0 km
Volunteer Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Yealmpton Primary School. 2 schools 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
46.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB







