Cotton Close, Plymouth

MyStreetCheck free street report: Cotton Close, Plymouth · 1 November 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/plymouth-city-of-plymouth/cotton-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for PL7 1JA.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£300,000

4 sales

Price range

£205k – £395k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

29 Aug 2024

PL7 1JA

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At a glance

House prices£300k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station1 hr 28 min walkPlymouth station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 4 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

4 property sales on Cotton Close, Plymouth have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 29 Aug 2024. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £370,000. By property type, sales here have been 50% detached, 50% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Cotton Close range from £205,000 to £395,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Cotton Close compared

PL7 postcode area£279,528

Plymouth£247,128

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Cotton Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all PL7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 4 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	2	£370,000	26 Apr 2024
Semi-detached	2	£230,000	29 Aug 2024

Sold prices on Cotton Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
7, Cotton Close PL7 1JA	29 Aug 2024	£255,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
12, Cotton Close PL7 1JA	26 Apr 2024	£345,000	Detached	Freehold
8, Cotton Close PL7 1JA	19 Dec 2018	£205,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
11, Cotton Close PL7 1JA	19 Aug 2016	£395,000	Detached	Freehold

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.

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Crime and flood risk near Cotton Close

Crime

78 crimes were reported within about a mile of Cotton Close in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	45
Anti-social behaviour	12
Public order	8
Criminal damage & arson	5
Other theft	3
Vehicle crime	2

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Cotton Close is in or near 6 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Yealm Flood alert area
Tory Brook from Newnham Park to Long Bridge Flood warning area
River Plym and Tory Brook Flood alert area
Plymouth Sound, Wembury Bay and tidal estuaries Flood alert area
Long Brook (Plympton) at Plympton Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Cotton Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Longcause Community Special School 118 pupils	Community special school	4–16	Report	0.1 mi
Plympton St Maurice Primary School 179 pupils	Primary	5–11	Report	0.2 mi
Plympton Academy 984 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Requires improvement Report	0.5 mi
Chaddlewood Primary School 383 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Yealmpstone Farm Primary School 227 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.6 mi
Glen Park Primary School 461 pupils	Primary	2–11	Outstanding Report	0.6 mi
St Mary's Priory Junior School 149 pupils	Primary	7–11	Good Report	0.7 mi
St Mary's Priory CofE Infant & Nursery School 85 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–7	Good Report	0.8 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

Plymouth station 4.4 mi · 1 hr 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Cotton Close (N-bound, St Maurice Road) 1 min walk
Buller Close (SW-bound) 1 min walk
Longcause (E-bound, Longcause) 2 min walk
St. Peters Close (NE-bound, St Maurice Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Pathfields Medical Group
Plympton Health Centre, Mudge Way, Plymouth · 0.4 mi
Beacon Medical Group
Plympton Health Centre, Mudge Way, Plymouth · 0.4 mi
Church View Surgery
30 Holland Road, Plymouth · 2.6 mi
Dean Cross Surgery
21 Radford Park Road, Plymstock, Plymouth · 2.8 mi

Supermarkets

Iceland Iceland Plympton · 0.5 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Plympton Express · 0.5 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Ridgeway · 0.6 mi
Aldi Aldi Galileo Close Plympton · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.5 mi
Well · 0.5 mi
Well · 0.6 mi

Dentists

The White House Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
Mudge Way Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
Courtenay House Dental Surgery · 0.6 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 3 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.

Income	2 of 10
Employment	2 of 10
Education and skills	3 of 10
Health and disability	2 of 10
Crime	6 of 10
Access to housing and services	4 of 10
Living environment	8 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	49.3%	62.5%
Private rented	9.6%	20.3%
Social rented	40.7%	17.1%
Households	685

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	15.5%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	55.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	29.0%	18.6%
Residents	1,371

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	98%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	99%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Cotton Close

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Who lives around Cotton Close

Ethnic group

	Here	Plymouth
White	98.5%	94%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.8%	1.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	0.4%	2.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.3%	1.1%
Other ethnic group	0.1%	1%

Religion

	Here	Plymouth
Christian	50.7%	42.5%
No religion	40.9%	48.9%
Not answered	7.1%	5.9%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.4%
Muslim	0.2%	1.3%
Hindu	0%	0.3%
Jewish	0%	0.1%

Country of birth

	Here	Plymouth
Born in the UK	96.6%	90.8%
Born outside the UK	3.4%	9.2%

Highest qualification

	Here	Plymouth
Level 4 qualifications and above	22.7%	27.5%
No qualifications	21.5%	17.3%
Level 3 qualifications	17.3%	21.7%
Level 2 qualifications	14.8%	14.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	12.7%	9.8%
Apprenticeship	8%	7.2%
Other qualifications	3%	2.4%

General health

	Here	Plymouth
Very good health	38.5%	45.8%
Good health	31.8%	33.8%
Fair health	19%	14.1%
Bad health	8.2%	4.9%
Very bad health	2.4%	1.5%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Plymouth
No cars or vans in household	38.3%	24.9%
1 car or van in household	34.5%	43.5%
2 cars or vans in household	20.4%	24.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household	6.7%	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.

Planning and heritage near Cotton Close

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