12 St Johns Road, Turnchapel, Plymouth, PL9 9SU
About 12 St Johns Road
12 St Johns Road is a semi-detached house in Turnchapel, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL9 9SU). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 405 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows a G (score 8), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 42), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 38 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–76 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (8 versus a best of 71).
At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (63 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
12 St Johns 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Feb 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
12 St Johns Road 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
12 St Johns Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£137,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL9 9SU: £162,250 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in PL9 9SU
First Floor Flat, 12 St Johns Road, Turnchapel, Plymouth, PL9 9SU
Sold Oct 2025
£195,000Ground Floor Flat, 12 St Johns Road, Turnchapel, Plymouth, PL9 9SU
Sold May 2022
£162,2508 St Johns Road, Turnchapel, Plymouth, PL9 9SU
Sold Apr 2021
£187,000Garden Flat, 12 St Johns Road, Turnchapel, Plymouth, PL9 9SU
Sold Feb 2021
£120,0004 St Johns Road, Turnchapel, Plymouth, PL9 9SU
Sold Sept 2017
£207,500
Versus other St Johns Road homes
On epc rating, 12 St Johns Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
8 (G)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
38 m²
Street avg 38 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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
St. John's Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Hooe Primary Academy. 19 schools nearby.
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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
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







