Wembury Cottage, Bovisand Lane, Down Thomas, Plymouth, PL9 0AE

Wembury Cottage is a semi-detached house in Down Thomas, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL9 0AE). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (April 2022); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £436,000 is 24.8% below the 2023 sale of £580,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£333/sq ft) was about 41.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: July 2023 at £580,000.