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Ground Floor Flat, 12 St Johns Road, Turnchapel, Plymouth, PL9 9SU

3 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 01
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
35 m²
377 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About Ground Floor Flat

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

Ground Floor Flat is an end-of-terrace house in Turnchapel, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL9 9SU). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (63 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£431/sq ft) was about 103.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £162,250. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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
Feb 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 7 February 2032

5 years remaining
SDL Surveying

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-era1st Floor FlatEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Ground Floor Flat, 12 St Johns Road, Turnchapel, Plymouth, PL9 9SU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Ground Floor 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.

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

£148,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£162,250

Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 May 2022Most recent

    £162,250

    +35.2%over 4 years

  2. 9 May 2018

    £120,000

    +5.3%over 10 years

  3. 20 June 2007

    £114,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL9 9SU: £187,000 (2025–2017).

On the street

Versus other St Johns Road homes

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

Ground Floor Flat is notably below the street on epc rating.

EPC Rating

51 (E)

Street avg 72 (C)

Strongly below

Floor Area

35 m²

Street avg 41 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Ground Floor Flat

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

Pick your report · from £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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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Flat
£143k

9 Horn Lane Flats, Horn Lane

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Flat
£142k

1 Horn Lane Flats, Horn Lane

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Flat
£139k

12 Horn Lane Flats, Horn Lane

PL9 9BS

Flat2 bed1 bath
£138k

2 Horn Lane Flats, Horn Lane

PL9 9BS

Flat
£138k

6 Horn Lane Flats, Horn Lane

PL9 9BS

Flat2 bed
£138k

Flat 1, 18 Horn Cross Road

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Flat1 bed1 bath
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.
Full Plymouth report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

102/mo

Falling 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 Ground Floor Flat, 12 St Johns Road, Turnchapel, Plymouth, PL9 9SU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.