Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Dorado Street, Sherford, Plymouth, PL9 8FX
EPC B1 planning record
Estimated value
£412,000
- Since the 2020 sale (£375,000)+10%
- Against PL9 8FX's recent median (£300,000)+37%
Newest record on this page: May 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor area
163 m²
1755 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 84
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£412,000
- Against its 2020 sale (£375,000)+10%
- Against PL9 8FX's recent median (£300,000)+37%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Dorado Street is modelled from its 163 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PL9 8FX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
163 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2019
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2020
Recent sales in PL9 8FX
5 sales, median £300,000 (2026–2025)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
29 June 2020Most recent
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL9 8FX: £300,000 (2026–2025).
Nearby sales in PL9 8FX
24 Dorado Street, Sherford, Plymouth, PL9 8FX
Sold May 2026
£300,00011 Dorado Street, Sherford, Plymouth, PL9 8FX
Sold Dec 2025
£430,00034 Dorado Street, Sherford, Plymouth, PL9 8FX
Sold Oct 2025
£235,00044 Dorado Street, Sherford, Plymouth, PL9 8FX
Sold Mar 2025
£140,0002 Dorado Street, Sherford, Plymouth, PL9 8FX
Sold Mar 2025
£353,500
What this page doesn't show
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- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 5 Dorado Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Dorado Street is a semi-detached house in Sherford, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL9 8FX). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft). The latest certificate (November 2019) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92).
At 163 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 38 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: partial demolition approved in 2024. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: June 2020 at £375,000.
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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
Nov 2019EPC Rating
A
B
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.2 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 November 2029
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Dorado Street, Sherford, Plymouth, PL9 8FX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 5 Dorado Street, Sherford, Plymouth, PL9 8FX
1decisions36documents4nearby
Flagged:Demolition
- Apr 2024DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Householder application for demolition of garden wall and replacement with railings
- Council
- South Hams
- Documents
- 36 docs on file
- Reference
- 4171/21/HHO
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Versus other Dorado Street homes
Four headline reads against 38 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 5 Dorado Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,301
Street avg £2,670
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 106 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
Years Held
6 years
Street avg 5 years
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.
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
0.3 km
Sherford Vale School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Sherford Vale School & Nursery. 12 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Sherford Vale School & NurseryPrimary438m
- Elburton Primary SchoolPrimary1.2km
- St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.8km
- Plympton St Maurice Primary SchoolPrimary1.9km
Nearest stops
- Sherford Vale SchoolBus stop288m
- Candish Drive EastBus stop365m
- Hercules Road WestBus stop467m
- Candish DriveBus stop502m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences663 reports47%
- Anti-social Behaviour250 reports18%
- Criminal Damage & Arson128 reports9%
- Other Theft107 reports8%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL9 8FX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 5 Dorado Street is modelled from its 163 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PL9 8FX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 5 Dorado Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Dorado Street was lodged in November 2019 at band B and is valid until November 2029. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 5 Dorado Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 12 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PL9 8FX, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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