Garden Flat, 12 St Johns Road, Turnchapel, Plymouth, PL9 9SU
About Garden Flat
Garden Flat is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Turnchapel, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL9 9SU). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a C (score 71). The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
At 39 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 top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £140,000 is 16.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 21.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £120,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Garden Flat ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Garden Flat 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
Garden Flat saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£140,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 6 years.
£120,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
12 February 2021Most recent
£120,000
+11.1%over 3 years4 April 2017
£108,000
+22.7%over 2 years2 October 2014
£88,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL9 9SU: £187,000 (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
£162,2508 St Johns Road, Turnchapel, Plymouth, PL9 9SU
Sold Apr 2021
£187,0004 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
EPC Rating for Garden Flat runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
71 (C)
Street avg 42 (E)
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 38 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 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.
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







