Paiges Cottage, Bovisand Lane, Down Thomas, Plymouth, PL9 0AE
About Paiges Cottage
Paiges Cottage is a semi-detached house in Down Thomas, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL9 0AE). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 sits 64.8% above the 2012 sale of £165,000. 14 years since the last transfer (May 2012).
Energy performance
Paiges Cottage 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 May 2022
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 13 May 2022
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
Paiges Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
£272,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£165,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 May 2012Most recent
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL9 0AE: £171,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in PL9 0AE
The Cottage, Bovisand Lane, Down Thomas, Plymouth, PL9 0AE
Sold Jun 2025
£425,000Wembury Cottage, Bovisand Lane, Down Thomas, Plymouth, PL9 0AE
Sold Jul 2023
£580,0001 Bovisand Lane, Down Thomas, Plymouth, PL9 0AE
Sold Mar 2022
£171,0008 Paiges Farm, Bovisand Lane, Down Thomas, Plymouth, PL9 0AE
Sold Feb 2022
£152,5009 Paiges Farm, Bovisand Lane, Down Thomas, Plymouth, PL9 0AE
Sold May 2020
£160,000
Versus other Bovisand Lane homes
On epc rating, Paiges Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,750
Street avg £3,674
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
102/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Mussel Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Hooe Primary Academy. 3 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
42.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB







