Paddyacre, Bowden Hill, Yealmpton, Plymouth, PL8 2JX
About Paddyacre
Paddyacre is a detached house in Yealmpton, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL8 2JX). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £599,000 is 11.3% below the 2021 sale of £675,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£502/sq ft) was about 143.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Last sale on file: £675,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Paddyacre sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 May 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at Paddyacre, Bowden Hill, Yealmpton, Plymouth, PL8 2JX
- Sept 2019New BuildFullOutcome in report
Removal and replacement of an existing garage and the creation of 2new dwellings on site
- Council
- South Hams
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 2520/19/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- New BuildJul 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£599,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.1% per year over 5 years.
£675,000
Growth on file: 12.1% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£675,000
+68.8%over 4 years30 November 2016
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL8 2JX: £340,000 (2025–2022).
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
£300,000Birchland, Bowden Hill, Yealmpton, Plymouth, PL8 2JX
Sold Apr 2022
£776,0007 Bowden Farm, Bowden Hill, Yealmpton, Plymouth, PL8 2JX
Sold Jun 2021
£280,000
Versus other Bowden Hill homes
Paddyacre outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,400
Street avg £2,905
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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







