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Shaftesbury Cottages, Plymouth

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House prices, sold prices and local information for PL4 8JD, PL4 8JE.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£157,173
17 sales
Price range
£115k – £205k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
21 May 2025
PL4 8JD

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At a glance

House prices£157k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station9 min walkPlymouth station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 19 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

17 property sales on Shaftesbury Cottages, Plymouth have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 21 May 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £157,173. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Shaftesbury Cottages range from £115,000 to £205,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Shaftesbury Cottages compared

PL4 postcode area£193,925
Plymouth£247,128
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Shaftesbury Cottages has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all PL4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £120,000 (1 sales)2016£120k2017: £157,539 (2 sales)2017£158k2018: £131,667 (3 sales)2018£132k2019: £147,500 (2 sales)2019£148k2021: £148,250 (2 sales)2021£148k2022: £172,500 (2 sales)2022£173k2023: £150,000 (1 sales)2023£150k2024: £175,360 (1 sales)2024£175k2025: £193,333 (3 sales)2025£193k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 19 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced17£157,17321 May 2025

Sold prices on Shaftesbury Cottages

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
19, Shaftesbury Cottages PL4 8JD 21 May 2025£205,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Shaftesbury Cottages PL4 8JD 28 Apr 2025£170,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Shaftesbury Cottages PL4 8JE 18 Mar 2025£145,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Shaftesbury Cottages PL4 8JD 13 Mar 2025£205,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Shaftesbury Cottages PL4 8JE 29 Feb 2024£175,360 TerracedFreehold
41, Shaftesbury Cottages PL4 8JE 16 Mar 2023£150,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Shaftesbury Cottages PL4 8JE 30 Nov 2022£180,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Shaftesbury Cottages PL4 8JE 28 Jan 2022£165,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Shaftesbury Cottages PL4 8JD 9 Jul 2021£185,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Shaftesbury Cottages PL4 8JD 28 May 2021£155,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Shaftesbury Cottages PL4 8JD 21 May 2021£141,500 TerracedFreehold
39, Shaftesbury Cottages PL4 8JE 18 Oct 2019£145,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Shaftesbury Cottages PL4 8JE 7 May 2019£150,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Shaftesbury Cottages PL4 8JD 7 Sep 2018£115,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Shaftesbury Cottages PL4 8JE 13 Apr 2018£129,500 TerracedFreehold
12, Shaftesbury Cottages PL4 8JD 28 Feb 2018£150,500 TerracedFreehold
11, Shaftesbury Cottages PL4 8JD 8 Dec 2017£180,077 TerracedFreehold
26, Shaftesbury Cottages PL4 8JE 14 Jun 2017£135,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Shaftesbury Cottages PL4 8JD 30 Oct 2016£120,000 TerracedFreehold

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
9, Shaftesbury Cottages £120,000 (Oct 2016) → £170,000 (Apr 2025) +42%
over 8 yrs
12, Shaftesbury Cottages £150,500 (Feb 2018) → £205,000 (Mar 2025) +36%
over 7 yrs
39, Shaftesbury Cottages £129,500 (Apr 2018) → £145,000 (Oct 2019) → £180,000 (Nov 2022) +39%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Shaftesbury Cottages

Flood risk

Shaftesbury Cottages is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Plym and Tory Brook Flood alert area
  • Plymouth Sound, Wembury Bay and tidal estuaries Flood alert area
  • Plymouth Sound, Wembury Bay and tidal estuaries Flood alert 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 Shaftesbury Cottages

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Mount Street Primary School 253 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
Plymouth High School for Girls 782 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.2 mi
Fletewood School and Nursery 48 pupils Other independent school Seventh Day Adventist 2–11 Report 0.3 mi
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School 276 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Plymouth College 487 pupils Other independent school 2–19 Report 0.5 mi
Salisbury Road Primary School 395 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
ACE Schools Plymouth 236 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 4–19 Report 0.5 mi
Pilgrim Primary Academy 361 pupils Primary 4–11 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

  • Plymouth station 0.4 mi · 9 min walk
  • Devonport station 1.6 mi · 33 min walk
  • Dockyard (Plymouth) station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Clifton Street (SE-bound, Clifton Place) 1 min walk
  • Bedford Terrace (SW-bound) 2 min walk
  • Skardon Place (N-bound, North Hill) 2 min walk
  • Plymouth Girls High 1 (Stop 1, North Hill) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Lisson Grove Medical Ctr.
    3-5 Lisson Grove, Mutley, Plymouth · 0.4 mi
  • Friary House Surgery
    Friary House, Beaumont Road, Plymouth · 0.4 mi
  • North Road West Med.ctr.
    167 North Road West, Plymouth · 0.6 mi
  • Wycliffe Surgery
    8 Cattedown Road, Plymouth · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - North Hill · 0.1 mi
  • Spar Spar The Reservoir · 0.1 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Mount Gould Plymouth · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Plymouth Mutley Plain Local · 0.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Fauchard House Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Seven Trees Clinic · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Access Centre · 0.2 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned17.4%62.5%
Private rented64.4%20.3%
Social rented18.2%17.1%
Households809

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 158.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6483.4%64.1%
Aged 65+8.4%18.6%
Residents1,851

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 Shaftesbury Cottages

Ethnic group

HerePlymouth
White84%94%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.2%2.3%
Other ethnic group3.7%1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.9%1.1%

Religion

HerePlymouth
No religion57.1%48.9%
Christian27.7%42.5%
Not answered7.4%5.9%
Muslim3.9%1.3%
Other religion1.5%0.6%
Buddhist1.2%0.4%
Hindu0.8%0.3%
Sikh0.3%–

Country of birth

HerePlymouth
Born in the UK78.4%90.8%
Born outside the UK21.6%9.2%

Highest qualification

HerePlymouth
Level 3 qualifications35.8%21.7%
Level 4 qualifications and above33.3%27.5%
No qualifications11%17.3%
Level 2 qualifications8.8%14.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.7%9.8%
Apprenticeship4%7.2%
Other qualifications1.5%2.4%

General health

HerePlymouth
Very good health47.4%45.8%
Good health33.6%33.8%
Fair health12.6%14.1%
Bad health4.9%4.9%
Very bad health1.5%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HerePlymouth
No cars or vans in household46%24.9%
1 car or van in household37.7%43.5%
2 cars or vans in household11.5%24.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.8%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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