7 Dunstone Drive, Plymouth, PL9 8SH
About 7 Dunstone Drive
7 Dunstone Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL9 8SH). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £322,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 25.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Solar panelsYes
- ConciergeYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
7 Dunstone Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
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Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
2 applications on record at 7 Dunstone Drive, Plymouth, PL9 8SH
- Jun 2004Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single-storey rear extension and formation of room in roofspace involving rear dormer and front rooflight
Extension- Reference
- 04/00663/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
7 Dunstone Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£326,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 25 years.
£322,500
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
26 November 2021Most recent
£322,500
+43.3%over 8 years5 December 2012
£225,000
23 May 2010
£226,000
+804.0%over 9 years26 February 2001
£25,000
-54.1%over 4 years9 December 1996
£54,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL9 8SH: £295,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in PL9 8SH
Versus other Dunstone Drive homes
Habitable Rooms for 7 Dunstone Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,756
Street avg £2,548
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Dunstone Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Plymstock School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB







