Kelmscott, Horn Lane, Plymouth, PL9 9BR
About Kelmscott
Kelmscott is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL9 9BR). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings and a loft.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 122 m² it's 21.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 30 EPCs). Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 61.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £481,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Kelmscott has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at Kelmscott, Horn Lane, Plymouth, PL9 9BR
- Aug 2003FullOutcome in report
Erection of double private motor garage (existing garage to be removed)
- Reference
- 03/00887/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2008Decision
- ExtensionDec 2007Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Kelmscott has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£488,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 25 years.
£481,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
26 October 2022Most recent
£481,000
+68.8%over 15 years16 May 2007
£285,000
+247.8%over 9 years23 March 1998
£81,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL9 9BR: £230,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in PL9 9BR
Versus other Horn Lane homes
Price per m² for Kelmscott runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,943
Street avg £2,370
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
Plymstock Library — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Plymstock School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB







