Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Dunstone Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 8RQ
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
125 m²
1345 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band D
About 8 Dunstone Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Dunstone Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Plymstock, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL9 8RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 125 m² it's 21.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (160 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On the market in April 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Today's modelled estimate of £408,000 is 31.6% above the 2014 sale price.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-east-facing
- GarageSingle, Integral
- LandYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
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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.
8 Dunstone Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Oct 2023
Current Certificate
Oct 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Expired on 8 October 2023
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Dunstone Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 8RQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Dunstone Road has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Dunstone Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£408,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2014)
£310,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 April 2014Most recent
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL9 8RQ: £480,000 (2025–2023).
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
£281,51542 Dunstone Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 8RQ
Sold Jul 2025
£750,00032 Dunstone Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 8RQ
Sold Jul 2023
£550,00030 Dunstone Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 8RQ
Sold Jun 2023
£460,000
Versus other Dunstone Road homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Dunstone Road is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£2,480
Street avg £2,518
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 174 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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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
0.1 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL9 8RQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Dunstone Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL9 8RQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.