8 St Johns Road, Turnchapel, Plymouth, PL9 9SU
About 8 St Johns Road
8 St Johns Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Turnchapel, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL9 9SU). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump.
At 63 m² the property is well over the postcode median (40 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 is 20.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 22.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2021 for £187,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
8 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£225,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 5 years.
£187,000
Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
18 April 2021Most recent
£187,000
+12.7%over 4 years19 May 2016
£166,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL9 9SU: £162,250 (2025–2017).
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
£162,250Garden Flat, 12 St Johns Road, Turnchapel, Plymouth, PL9 9SU
Sold Feb 2021
£120,0004 St Johns Road, Turnchapel, Plymouth, PL9 9SU
Sold Sept 2017
£207,5006 St Johns Road, Turnchapel, Plymouth, PL9 9SU
Sold Feb 2012
£139,000
Versus other St Johns Road homes
8 St Johns Road is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 72 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 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.
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
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







