Birchland, Bowden Hill, Yealmpton, Plymouth, PL8 2JX
About Birchland
Birchland is a four-bedroom detached house in Yealmpton, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL8 2JX). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Other recorded features include notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (131 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 59.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £776,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- Notable viewsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Birchland's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at Birchland, Bowden Hill, Yealmpton, Plymouth, PL8 2JX
- Jun 2024RenovationFullOutcome in report
Householder Application for replacement roof with external & internal modifications to existing dwelling
- Council
- South Hams
- Documents
- 26 docs on file
- Reference
- 1112/24/HHO
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Birchland was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£773,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 22 years.
£776,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
4 April 2022Most recent
£776,000
+210.4%over 22 years28 October 1999
£249,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL8 2JX: £340,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in PL8 2JX
10 Bowden Farm, Bowden Hill, Yealmpton, Plymouth, PL8 2JX
Sold Jun 2025
£340,0001 Bowden Farm, Bowden Hill, Yealmpton, Plymouth, PL8 2JX
Sold Mar 2024
£350,0008 Bowden Farm, Bowden Hill, Yealmpton, Plymouth, PL8 2JX
Sold Dec 2023
£300,000Paddyacre, Bowden Hill, Yealmpton, Plymouth, PL8 2JX
Sold Jun 2021
£675,0007 Bowden Farm, Bowden Hill, Yealmpton, Plymouth, PL8 2JX
Sold Jun 2021
£280,000
Versus other Bowden Hill homes
Price per m² for Birchland runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,713
Street avg £3,004
Floor Area
209 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
0.2 km
Volunteer Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Yealmpton Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB







