Boskenna, Dixon Terrace, Yealmpton, Plymouth, PL8 2NB
About Boskenna
Boskenna is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Yealmpton, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL8 2NB). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 125 m² it's 16.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (150 m² median across 4 EPCs). Sold January 2022 for £485,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Boskenna's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Boskenna 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£529,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£485,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 January 2022Most recent
£485,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL8 2NB: £440,000 (2024–2010).
Nearby sales in PL8 2NB
Allington, Dixon Terrace, Yealmpton, Plymouth, PL8 2NB
Sold Oct 2024
£605,0003 Dixon Terrace, Yealmpton, Plymouth, PL8 2NB
Sold Feb 2022
£440,000Dixon Cottage, Dixon Terrace, Yealmpton, Plymouth, PL8 2NB
Sold Mar 2019
£385,000Dixon House, Dixon Terrace, Yealmpton, Plymouth, PL8 2NB
Sold Nov 2011
£375,000The Copse, Dixon Terrace, Yealmpton, Plymouth, PL8 2NB
Sold Sept 2010
£605,000
Versus other Dixon Terrace homes
EPC Rating for Boskenna runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,884
Street avg £3,867
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 8.8 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
Dixon Terrace — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 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
47.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB







