4 The Cottages, Renney Road, Down Thomas, Plymouth, PL9 0AN
About 4 The Cottages
4 The Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Down Thomas, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL9 0AN). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Across 2003–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at -19.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £324,000 sits 9157.1% above the 2018 sale of £3,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£4/sq ft) was about 97.3% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in May 2018. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
4 The Cottages 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
4 The Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2003).
£324,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -19.7% per year over 15 years.
£3,500
Growth on file: -19.7% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
13 May 2018Most recent
£3,500
-98.5%over 4 years24 October 2013
£236,500
-2.0%over 7 years20 February 2006
£241,250
+153.2%over 2 years24 April 2003
£95,280
Median price across the last 3 sales in PL9 0AN: £100,000 (2018–1996).
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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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Silver Jubilee Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Wembury 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
42.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB







