1 Horn Lane Flats, Horn Lane, Plymouth, PL9 9BS
About 1 Horn Lane Flats
1 Horn Lane Flats is a semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL9 9BS). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £121,000 sits 72.9% above the 2018 sale of £70,000. On the market in May 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.
Energy performance
1 Horn Lane Flats sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
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Planning history
1 Horn Lane Flats has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
1 Horn Lane Flats has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£121,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 22 years.
£70,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
23 May 2018Most recent
£70,000
+185.7%over 21 years18 July 1996
£24,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL9 9BS: £125,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in PL9 9BS
11 Horn Lane Flats, Horn Lane, Plymouth, PL9 9BS
Sold Jul 2025
£125,0009 Horn Lane Flats, Horn Lane, Plymouth, PL9 9BS
Sold Mar 2023
£140,0003 Horn Lane Flats, Horn Lane, Plymouth, PL9 9BS
Sold Feb 2020
£129,0008 Horn Lane Flats, Horn Lane, Plymouth, PL9 9BS
Sold Feb 2017
£105,0007 Horn Lane Flats, Horn Lane, Plymouth, PL9 9BS
Sold Feb 2017
£105,000
Versus other Horn Lane homes
EPC Rating for 1 Horn Lane Flats lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,273
Street avg £1,840
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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
Maple Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Plymstock 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
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB







