12a, Orchard Close, Yealmpton, Plymouth, PL8 2JQ
About 12a
12a is a detached house in Yealmpton, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL8 2JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since July 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £552,000 sits 365.8% above the 1997 sale of £118,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 71.9% below the postcode norm.
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Planning history
12a 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
12a's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£552,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£118,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 July 1997Most recent
£118,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL8 2JQ: £410,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in PL8 2JQ
17 Orchard Close, Yealmpton, Plymouth, PL8 2JQ
Sold Aug 2024
£510,0001 Orchard Close, Yealmpton, Plymouth, PL8 2JQ
Sold Mar 2024
£410,00011 Orchard Close, Yealmpton, Plymouth, PL8 2JQ
Sold Jun 2021
£487,500Little Orchard, Orchard Close, Yealmpton, Plymouth, PL8 2JQ
Sold Feb 2021
£350,00012 Orchard Close, Yealmpton, Plymouth, PL8 2JQ
Sold May 2017
£400,000
Versus other Orchard Close homes
On price per m², 12a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£745
Street avg £3,289
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Riverside Walk — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Yealmpton Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB