1 John Cooms Cottages, Millway Place, Plymouth, PL9 7RG
About 1 John Cooms Cottages
1 John Cooms Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Plymouth (PL9 7RG). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 159.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £195,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 John Cooms 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
Latest sale on 1 John Cooms Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£207,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 22 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
22 September 2022Most recent
£195,000
+41.8%over 7 years27 August 2015
£137,500
+137.3%over 15 years19 April 2000
£57,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL9 7RG: £113,000 (2019–2001).
Versus other Millway Place homes
Price per m² for 1 John Cooms Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,305
Street avg £1,764
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Roper Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Oreston Community Academy. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB







