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8 St Johns Road, Turnchapel, Plymouth, PL9 9SU

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
63 m²
678 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 St Johns Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2020from Jan 2009
Hot Water
Gas MultipointMain System

Hot water system upgraded

Low Energy Lighting
90%41%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

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Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 St Johns Road, Turnchapel, Plymouth, PL9 9SU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£225,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 5 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£187,000

Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 April 2021Most recent

    £187,000

    +12.7%over 4 years
  2. 19 May 2016

    £166,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL9 9SU: £162,250 (2025–2017).

On the street

Versus other St Johns Road homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 St Johns Road is notably below the street on floor area.

EPC Rating

54 (E)

Street avg 52 (E)

Below

Floor Area

63 m²

Street avg 72 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 St Johns Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Plymouth district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL9 9SU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PL9 9SU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PL9 9SU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 St Johns Road, Turnchapel, Plymouth, PL9 9SU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.