Harris House, Arcadia Road, Plymouth, PL9 8EG
About Harris House
Harris House is a detached house in Plymouth (PL9 8EG). It has a recorded floor area of 250 m² (around 2691 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 250 m² the property is well over the postcode median (184 m² across 4 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. Across 2020–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 35.7% per year. Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £475,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
Energy performance
Harris House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 January 2030
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Planning history
1 application on record at Harris House, Arcadia Road, Plymouth, PL9 8EG
- Nov 2021OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Erection of rear double garage with home working/gym space above
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01688/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£491,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 35.7% per year over 1 year.
£475,000
Growth on file: 35.7% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
20 August 2020Most recent
£475,000
+35.7%20 August 2020
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL9 8EG: £400,000 (2026–2007).
Nearby sales in PL9 8EG
2 Battershill House, Arcadia Road, Plymouth, PL9 8EG
Sold Jan 2026
£475,000Gascoyne House, Arcadia Road, Plymouth, PL9 8EG
Sold Dec 2010
£230,000Home Orchard Cottage, Arcadia Road, Plymouth, PL9 8EG
Sold Aug 2008
£430,000Homeleigh, Arcadia Road, Plymouth, PL9 8EG
Sold Sept 2007
£400,000Harleigh Cot, Arcadia Road, Plymouth, PL9 8EG
Sold Feb 2005
£155,000
Versus other Arcadia Road homes
Price per m² for Harris House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,400
Street avg £2,270
Floor Area
250 m²
Street avg 162 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
33.0 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
0.1 km
Springfield Nursing Home — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Elburton Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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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
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







