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15 Douglas Drive, Plymouth, PL9 8LR

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
159 m²
1711 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 15 Douglas Drive

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

15 Douglas Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Plymouth (PL9 8LR). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68).

At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 12 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. Today's modelled estimate of £563,000 is 17.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 25.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £480,000 in January 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageIntegral

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

15 Douglas Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Douglas Drive, Plymouth, PL9 8LR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

15 Douglas Drive has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

5 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£563,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£480,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 January 2022Most recent

    £480,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL9 8LR: £355,000 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other Douglas Drive homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

15 Douglas Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,019

Street avg £2,917

Below

Floor Area

159 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

9.4 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 15 Douglas Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£382k

1 Dunstone Drive

PL9 8SH

4 bed2 bath
£369k

1 Alexandra Close

PL9 8JN

4 bed
£667k

1 Brookwood Road

PL9 8BN

5 bed4 bath
£298k

1 Dunstone Close

PL9 8SG

3 bed1 bath
£519k

1 Aquila Drive, Sherford

PL9 8GW

6 bed2 bath
£265k

1 Dolphin Close

PL9 8RZ

3 bed1 bath
£631k

1 Briar Park, Sherford

PL9 8XR

£501k

1 Coltness Road

PL9 8HA

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

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Coombe Dean School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Coombe Dean School. 9 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 8LR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PL9 8LR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PL9 8LR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 15 Douglas Drive, Plymouth, PL9 8LR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.