4 Railway Cottages, PL9 7PX

Terraced house76 m²EPC EBand CFreehold

4 Railway Cottages, in PL9, is a freehold terraced house on Railway Cottages. It last sold for £160,000 in 2019 — its 3rd recorded sale, up 300% on its first recorded sale of £40,000 in 2002.

EPC ECouncil tax CGigabit broadband 100%

What this home is

The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.

Property type
End-terrace house
End-terrace
Floor area
76 m²
818 sq ft
Built
1900-1929
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
5.2 t/yr
current estimate

EPC data © Crown copyright; bedrooms are the register's estimate, not a survey. Tenure from HM Land Registry.

What is it worth now?

An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.

Indicatively £239,000£319,000 today, projected from its 2019 sale.

Indicative value
£239,000£319,000
Carrying the 2019 sale forward at this home's own compounded growth — 8.2%/yr across 3 recorded sales. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2019)
£160,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year across 3 sales.
Sold 2019 · £160k£319k£239k2026

From the 2019 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.

PL9 £/m² (recent sales)£2,962this home £2,105 at its last sale
The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Plymouth, the official average home value is £216,463+3% in a year, +22% over five.

Detached£407,786
Semi-detached£266,896
Terraced£221,487
Flat / maisonette£129,656

Covers the whole Plymouth area, not this postcode.

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The precise, comparables-based valuation

A point estimate with likely and wide ranges, built from individual comparable sales nearby — each listed with address, date, size and adjusted price.

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Comparable sales analysed
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Point estimate
Likely range (p50) & wide range (p80)
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Every comparable — address, date, size, sold & adjusted price

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Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 4 Railway Cottages, newest first.

3 recorded sales since 2002, up 300% from first to latest.

£100k£200k£300k200220072012201720222026£305k-38%+300%Sold 2019: £160,000£160kSold 2002: £64,500£65kSold 2002: £40,000£40k
£100k£200k£300k201520212026£305kSold 2019: £160,000£160k
PL9 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against PL9's yearly median.

31 Jul 2019Most recent
£160,000+148%
Terraced house · Freehold · +5.4%/yr since the previous sale
Energy certificate 25 Apr 2019
Rated EPC E · 76 m² recorded
28 Mar 2002
£64,500+61%
Terraced house · Freehold · +864.4%/yr since the previous sale
10 Jan 2002
£40,000
Terraced house · Freehold
Built 1900-1929
Property built
Edwardian (1901–1918)
What a home of this era typically means
  • Usually solid brick walls, so expect the same cold-bridging and insulation challenges as Victorian stock.
  • Often more generous rooms, hallways and ceiling heights — comfortable but harder to heat.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

Energy & running costs

What 4 Railway Cottages's Energy Performance Certificate says about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band E (53/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £973 a year. Certificate valid until April 2029.
A92+
B81–91
Potential · 83
C69–80
D55–68
E39–54
This home · 53
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
5.2 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1900-1929
EPC construction age band
Built form
End-terrace
Running cost
£973/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
25 Apr 2019
lodgement date
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Pre-1930 solid walls lose heat fast — a heat pump would need wall insulation or oversized radiators to keep up.
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The construction detail, element by element

Every fabric element as the assessor described it — walls, roof, floor, windows, hot water and heating construction with its efficiency rating — plus glazing detail and itemised running costs.

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Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
Heating & hot-water systems, with efficiency ratings
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EPC data © Crown copyright, from the domestic EPC register. Certificates describe the home as assessed on their date.

The practical file

The running costs and everyday infrastructure a viewing can't show you.

Council tax band C (≈£2,171/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Council tax
Band C
£2,171/yr · Plymouth UA
Gigabit broadband
100%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
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Every amenity, counted and priced

The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.

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Every amenity category, counted with nearest distances
Parks & green spaces with sizes
Connectivity measures in full

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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.

The neighbourhood

Who lives here and how the area ranks — the Plymouth 031C neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 9/10among the least deprived areas in England; household income about 3% above the national average; shared/rented housing low.

9/10Among the least deprived areas in England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: crime and income score well.

Breakdown by domain
Income9/10
Employment7/10
Education & skills8/10
Health7/10
Crime10/10
Housing & access7/10
Living environment6/10

ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.

The street and the area

Where 4 Railway Cottages sits in its local market.

PL9 median
£280,000
last 8 years
PL9 £/m²
£2,962
last 8 years

4 Railway Cottages: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.

When did 4 Railway Cottages last sell, and for how much?

4 Railway Cottages last sold for £160,000 on 31 Jul 2019, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 4 Railway Cottages been sold?

HM Land Registry records 3 sales for 4 Railway Cottages between 2002 and 2019. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 4 Railway Cottages?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 76 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 4 Railway Cottages?

4 Railway Cottages is in council tax band C, costing about £2,171 a year (Plymouth UA).

How energy efficient is 4 Railway Cottages?

Its most recent EPC rates it E (score 53). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

What is 4 Railway Cottages worth today?

Carrying its 2019 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 8.2% a year across 3 sales suggests roughly £239,000–£319,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 4 Railway Cottages?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at PL9 7PX

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Railway Cottages.

HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.

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The data behind this dossier
HM Land RegistryEPC RegisterValuation Office AgencyPolice.ukDfE & OfstedEnvironment AgencyDEFRAUKHSA & BGSCoal AuthorityOfcomNaPTANOpenStreetMap

Contains public-sector data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable. Amenity data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded data and are not a survey or valuation of this home; the indicative range is a projection, not an appraisal. marks detail included in the £5 report.