42 Dunstone Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 8RQ
About 42 Dunstone Road
42 Dunstone Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Plymstock, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL9 8RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 206 m² (around 2217 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from August 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £642,000 is 14.4% below the 2025 sale of £750,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 61.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 206 m² the property is well over the postcode median (152 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). A recent sale: £750,000 in July 2025. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
42 Dunstone Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Aug 2026
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 11 August 2026
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Planning history
42 Dunstone Road has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
5 applications on record at 42 Dunstone Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 8RQ
1 live now- May 2003FullOutcome in report
Erection of private motor garage (existing garage to be removed)
- Reference
- 03/00502/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2026Decision
- ExtensionMay 2022Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (4 on record)
- All 5 applications on this property in full, plus 4 notable nearby
- The 66 documents, officer reports & conditions
- What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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Sales history & valuation
42 Dunstone Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£642,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 30 years.
£750,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 30 years.
Sales timeline
24 July 2025Most recent
£750,000
+50.9%over 8 years11 April 2017
£497,000
+610.5%over 21 years24 August 1995
£69,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL9 8RQ: £480,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in PL9 8RQ
38 Dunstone Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 8RQ
Sold Sept 2025
£480,00014 Dunstone Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 8RQ
Sold Aug 2025
£281,51532 Dunstone Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 8RQ
Sold Jul 2023
£550,00030 Dunstone Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 8RQ
Sold Jun 2023
£460,00018 Dunstone Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 8RQ
Sold Dec 2022
£750,000
Versus other Dunstone Road homes
EPC Rating for 42 Dunstone Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,641
Street avg £2,421
Floor Area
206 m²
Street avg 167 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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
Dunstone Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Coombe Dean School. 10 schools nearby.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB







