What type of property is 79 Hercules Road, PL9 8FA?

79 Hercules Road, PL9 8FA is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 79 Hercules Road, PL9 8FA sell for?

79 Hercules Road, PL9 8FA last sold for £390,000 in January 2026. Before that, it sold for £367,500 in June 2022, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 79 Hercules Road, PL9 8FA?

Across 2 sales between June 2022 and January 2026, 79 Hercules Road, PL9 8FA rose from £367,500 to £390,000, a change of £22,500. That works out to roughly +1.7% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 79 Hercules Road, PL9 8FA?

The current EPC rating for 79 Hercules Road, PL9 8FA is B with a score of 85 out of 100, lodged in June 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 79 Hercules Road, PL9 8FA?

79 Hercules Road, PL9 8FA has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (1,582 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PL9 8FA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 79 Hercules Road, PL9 8FA heated?

The latest EPC at 79 Hercules Road, PL9 8FA records gas: mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 79 Hercules Road, PL9 8FA located?

79 Hercules Road, PL9 8FA sits in Sherford, Plymouth, Plymouth. It falls within the PL9 postcode district.

What is crime like near 79 Hercules Road, PL9 8FA?

Police records around 79 Hercules Road, PL9 8FA show an average of 102 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 47% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (23% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 79 Hercules Road, PL9 8FA?

The closest primary school to 79 Hercules Road, PL9 8FA is Sherford Vale School & Nursery (229m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Coombe Dean School (2.2km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 79 Hercules Road, PL9 8FA?

The closest bus stop to 79 Hercules Road, PL9 8FA is Sherford Vale School, 151m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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79 Hercules Road, Sherford, Plymouth, PL9 8FA

EPC B

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

147 m²

1582 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 85

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Overview

About 79 Hercules Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

79 Hercules Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Sherford, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL9 8FA). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. The latest certificate (June 2022) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93).

A recent sale: £390,000 in January 2026. At 147 m² it's 16.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (127 m² median across 52 EPCs). Across 2022–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate

Jun 2022

EPC Rating

B85

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

2.0 t/year

Occupancy

—

Certificate validity

Valid until 13 June 2032

5 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 79 Hercules Road, Sherford, Plymouth, PL9 8FA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

79 Hercules Road has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Current estimate

£378,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2026)

£390,000

Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

16 January 2026Most recent
£390,000
+6.1%over 3 years
28 June 2022
£367,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL9 8FA: £370,000 (2026–2024).

Nearby sales in PL9 8FA

On the street

Versus other Hercules Road homes

Four headline reads against 38 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 79 Hercules Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,653

Street avg £2,540

Strongly above

Floor Area

147 m²

Street avg 137 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 1.8 t/year

Below

Years Held

1 years

Street avg 6 years

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£378k

1 Alexandra Close

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1 Dunstone Drive

PL9 8SH

4 bed2 bath

£311k

1 Dunstone Close

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3 bed1 bath

£260k

1 Dolphin Close

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3 bed1 bath

£721k

1 Brookwood Road

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5 bed4 bath

£495k

1 Aquila Drive, Sherford

PL9 8GW

6 bed2 bath

£231k

1 Ariel Mews, Sherford

PL9 8PW

2 bed2 bath

£368k

1 Capella Drive, Sherford

PL9 8SN

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Plymouth district page.

Full Plymouth report

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

0.2 km

Sherford Vale School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Sherford Vale School & Nursery. 14 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL9 8FA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PL9 8FA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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