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Benbow Street, Plymouth

MyStreetCheck free street report: Benbow Street, Plymouth · 1 November 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/plymouth-city-of-plymouth/benbow-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for PL2 1BX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£115,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2017)
£84,433
26 sales
Price range
£44k – £130k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Mar 2026
PL2 1BX

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At a glance

House prices£84k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station2 min walkDevonport station Schools6 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold84% leaseholdAcross 37 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

26 property sales on Benbow Street, Plymouth have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £115,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £84,433. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 7 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Benbow Street range from £43,500 to £130,000. 16% of homes sold here were freehold and 84% leasehold.

House prices on Benbow Street compared

PL2 postcode area£211,959
Plymouth£247,128
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Benbow Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all PL2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £55,500 (2 sales)2017£56k2018: £63,600 (5 sales)2018£64k2019: £70,667 (3 sales)2019£71k2020: £86,500 (1 sales)2020£87k2021: £81,000 (3 sales)2021£81k2022: £109,000 (3 sales)2022£109k2023: £100,000 (3 sales)2023£100k2024: £102,000 (3 sales)2024£102k2025: £88,375 (2 sales)2025£88k2026: £115,000 (1 sales)2026£115k

Tenure: 16% freehold and 84% leasehold across 37 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat26£84,43312 Mar 2026

Sold prices on Benbow Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Ground Floor Flat, 17, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 12 Mar 2026£115,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 18 Aug 2025£345,000 TerracedFreehold
First Floor Flat, 8, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 30 May 2025£101,750 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 26, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 7 Feb 2025£75,000 FlatLeasehold
Second Floor Flat, 17, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 28 Nov 2024£118,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 18, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 29 Oct 2024£80,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 22, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 2 Aug 2024£108,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 19, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 16 Oct 2023£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 26, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 2 Oct 2023£80,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat A, 8, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 13 Jul 2023£90,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 19, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 15 Dec 2022£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, 22, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 1 Aug 2022£72,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 22, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 11 Jul 2022£125,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 1 Dec 2021£185,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 2, 22, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 1 Oct 2021£58,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 11, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 28 May 2021£90,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 18, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 30 Apr 2021£95,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 25 Feb 2021£315,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 1, 22, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 15 Oct 2020£86,500 FlatLeasehold
9, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 10 Mar 2020£160,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 1, 19, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 12 Dec 2019£70,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 4, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 20 Nov 2019£50,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 18, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 14 Oct 2019£92,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 12 Feb 2019£300,000 OtherFreehold
7C, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 12 Feb 2019£64,000 FlatLeasehold
26, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 22 Jan 2019£1,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 3, 26, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 21 Sep 2018£69,000 FlatLeasehold
Ground Floor Flat, 17, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 29 Aug 2018£89,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 18, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 30 Jul 2018£55,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 26, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 17 Apr 2018£53,000 FlatLeasehold
First Floor Flat, 22, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 23 Mar 2018£52,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 22, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 20 Dec 2017£43,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 26, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 31 May 2017£67,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat B, 28, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 31 Mar 2016£90,000 FlatLeasehold
Cottage D, 28, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 31 Mar 2016£70,000 TerracedLeasehold
Cottage C, 28, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 31 Mar 2016£50,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat A, 28, Benbow Street PL2 1BX 31 Mar 2016£90,000 FlatLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
Ground Floor Flat, 17, Benbow Street £89,000 (Aug 2018) → £115,000 (Mar 2026) +29%
over 8 yrs
Flat 3, 26, Benbow Street £53,000 (Apr 2018) → £69,000 (Sep 2018) → £75,000 (Feb 2025) +42%
over 7 yrs
Flat 3, 18, Benbow Street £55,000 (Jul 2018) → £80,000 (Oct 2024) +45%
over 6 yrs
Flat 2, 26, Benbow Street £67,500 (May 2017) → £80,000 (Oct 2023) +19%
over 6 yrs
Flat 1, 22, Benbow Street £86,500 (Oct 2020) → £125,000 (Jul 2022) +45%
over 2 yrs
Flat 2, 22, Benbow Street £43,500 (Dec 2017) → £58,000 (Oct 2021) +33%
over 4 yrs
9, Benbow Street £160,000 (Mar 2020) → £315,000 (Feb 2021) +97%
over under a year

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Schools near Benbow Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
UTC Plymouth 594 pupils Secondary 11–19 Good Report 0.2 mi
Morice Town Primary Academy 177 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
College Road Primary School 204 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.3 mi
Stoke Damerel Primary Academy 387 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Ford Primary School 171 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 201 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Scott Medical and Healthcare College 231 pupils Secondary 13–19 Good Report 0.6 mi
Stoke Damerel Community College 1,292 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Devonport station 0.1 mi · 2 min walk
  • Dockyard (Plymouth) station 0.2 mi · 5 min walk
  • Keyham station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Victoria Place (E-bound, Albert Road) 1 min walk
  • Victoria Place (S-bound, Victoria Place) 1 min walk
  • Haddington Road (N-bound, Victoria Place) 2 min walk
  • Exmouth Road (W-bound, Albert Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Stoke Surgery
    Belmont Villas, Stoke, Plymouth · 0.2 mi
  • St. Levan Surgery
    350 St. Levan Road, Plymouth · 0.4 mi
  • Devonport Health Centre
    Damerel Close, Devonport, Plymouth · 0.7 mi
  • St Neots Surgery
    1 North Prospect Road, Plymouth · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Albert Road - Devonport · 0.1 mi
  • Spar Spar St Georges Terrace · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Stoke Village · 0.3 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Devonport · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.3 mi
  • St Levan Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Marlborough Street Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Milehouse Dental Care · 0.6 mi
  • Orchard Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Milehouse Road (dental Surgery) · 0.7 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income3 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned50.3%62.5%
Private rented42.6%20.3%
Social rented7.1%17.1%
Households706

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6471.0%64.1%
Aged 65+14.1%18.6%
Residents1,470

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks98%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks99%92%

Share of homes across Plymouth with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Benbow Street

Ethnic group

HerePlymouth
White95%94%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%1.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%2.3%
Other ethnic group0.9%1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%1.1%

Religion

HerePlymouth
No religion53.8%48.9%
Christian37.4%42.5%
Not answered5.6%5.9%
Other religion1.2%0.6%
Muslim1%1.3%
Hindu0.6%0.3%
Jewish0.2%0.1%
Buddhist0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HerePlymouth
Born in the UK88.8%90.8%
Born outside the UK11.2%9.2%

Highest qualification

HerePlymouth
Level 4 qualifications and above29%27.5%
Level 3 qualifications19.1%21.7%
No qualifications17%17.3%
Level 2 qualifications15.1%14.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%9.8%
Apprenticeship7.2%7.2%
Other qualifications2.3%2.4%

General health

HerePlymouth
Very good health45.5%45.8%
Good health32.7%33.8%
Fair health14.6%14.1%
Bad health5.8%4.9%
Very bad health1.3%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HerePlymouth
1 car or van in household44.6%43.5%
No cars or vans in household33.2%24.9%
2 cars or vans in household18.5%24.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.7%7%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Plymouth.

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