Hillcrest, Arcadia, Elburton, Plymouth, PL9 8EF
About Hillcrest
Hillcrest is a detached house in Elburton, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL9 8EF). It has a recorded floor area of 206 m² (around 2221 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 206 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 6 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. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.
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Energy performance
Hillcrest 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 May 2020
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Planning history
1 application on record at Hillcrest, Arcadia, Elburton, Plymouth, PL9 8EF
- Sept 2004New BuildFullOutcome in report
Erection of two-storey dwellinghouse, with detached double private motor garage, to replace existing dwelling
- Reference
- 04/01319/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Hillcrest has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£538,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL9 8EF: £275,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in PL9 8EF
8 Arcadia, Elburton, Plymouth, PL9 8EF
Sold Mar 2025
£150,0002a, Arcadia, Elburton, Plymouth, PL9 8EF
Sold Sept 2021
£275,00020 Arcadia, Elburton, Plymouth, PL9 8EF
Sold Oct 2018
£425,0006 Arcadia, Elburton, Plymouth, PL9 8EF
Sold Apr 2017
£415,000The Jays, Arcadia, Elburton, Plymouth, PL9 8EF
Sold Jan 2015
£210,000
Versus other Arcadia homes
Hillcrest is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
36 (F)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
206 m²
Street avg 151 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Knapps Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Elburton Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB