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Thornton Avenue, Plymouth

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House prices, sold prices and local information for PL4 8RS.

Average price (last 12 months)
£170,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£195,803
19 sales
Price range
£118k – £270k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
31 Mar 2026
PL4 8RS

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At a glance

House prices£196k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station16 min walkPlymouth station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold90% freeholdAcross 20 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

19 property sales on Thornton Avenue, Plymouth have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £170,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £199,426. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 89% terraced, 11% flat. Recorded sale prices on Thornton Avenue range from £118,250 to £270,000. 90% of homes sold here were freehold and 10% leasehold.

House prices on Thornton Avenue compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Thornton Avenue 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: £135,000 (1 sales)2016£135k2017: £134,125 (2 sales)2017£134k2018: £200,000 (1 sales)2018£200k2019: £201,500 (2 sales)2019£202k2020: £171,000 (1 sales)2020£171k2021: £174,500 (2 sales)2021£175k2022: £213,333 (3 sales)2022£213k2023: £231,333 (3 sales)2023£231k2024: £210,000 (2 sales)2024£210k2025: £270,000 (1 sales)2025£270k2026: £170,000 (1 sales)2026£170k

Tenure: 90% freehold and 10% leasehold across 20 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced17£199,42616 Apr 2025
Flat2£165,00031 Mar 2026

Sold prices on Thornton Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Ground And First Floor Maisonette, 4, Thornton Avenue PL4 8RS 31 Mar 2026£170,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Thornton Avenue PL4 8RS 16 Apr 2025£270,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Thornton Avenue PL4 8RS 20 Dec 2024£215,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Thornton Avenue PL4 8RS 24 May 2024£205,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Thornton Avenue PL4 8RS 7 Aug 2023£245,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Thornton Avenue PL4 8RS 4 Apr 2023£200,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Thornton Avenue PL4 8RS 24 Mar 2023£249,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Thornton Avenue PL4 8RS 20 May 2022£200,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Thornton Avenue PL4 8RS 25 Jan 2022£185,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Thornton Avenue PL4 8RS 7 Jan 2022£255,000 TerracedFreehold
Ground And First Floor Maisonette, 4, Thornton Avenue PL4 8RS 15 Oct 2021£160,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Thornton Avenue PL4 8RS 1 Sep 2021£189,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Thornton Avenue PL4 8RS 7 Aug 2020£107,500 OtherFreehold
5, Thornton Avenue PL4 8RS 15 Apr 2020£171,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Thornton Avenue PL4 8RS 28 Aug 2019£193,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Thornton Avenue PL4 8RS 3 Apr 2019£210,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Thornton Avenue PL4 8RS 3 Jan 2018£200,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Thornton Avenue PL4 8RS 10 Oct 2017£150,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Thornton Avenue PL4 8RS 20 Sep 2017£118,250 TerracedFreehold
16, Thornton Avenue PL4 8RS 27 Jul 2016£135,000 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
Ground And First Floor Maisonette, 4, Thornton Avenue £160,000 (Oct 2021) → £170,000 (Mar 2026) +6%
over 4 yrs
1, Thornton Avenue £193,000 (Aug 2019) → £249,000 (Mar 2023) → £270,000 (Apr 2025) +40%
over 6 yrs
3, Thornton Avenue £150,000 (Oct 2017) → £189,000 (Sep 2021) → £215,000 (Dec 2024) +43%
over 7 yrs
12, Thornton Avenue £185,000 (Jan 2022) → £205,000 (May 2024) +11%
over 2 yrs
7, Thornton Avenue £118,250 (Sep 2017) → £210,000 (Apr 2019) → £245,000 (Aug 2023) +107%
over 6 yrs
8, Thornton Avenue £200,000 (Jan 2018) → £255,000 (Jan 2022) +28%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Thornton Avenue

Crime

930 crimes were reported within about a mile of Thornton Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences299
Anti-social behaviour145
Shoplifting94
Criminal damage & arson89
Other theft84
Public order55

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

Schools near Thornton Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Salisbury Road Primary School 395 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
Mount Street Primary School 253 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Lipson Vale Primary School 393 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School 276 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Prince Rock Primary School 405 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Plymouth High School for Girls 782 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
ACE Schools Plymouth 236 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 4–19 Report 0.6 mi
Fletewood School and Nursery 48 pupils Other independent school Seventh Day Adventist 2–11 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 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Devonport station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
  • Dockyard (Plymouth) station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Freedom Park (NE-bound, Lipson Road) 2 min walk
  • Seymour Road (SW-bound, Lipson Road) 2 min walk
  • Sea View Avenue (SW-bound, Lipson Road) 3 min walk
  • Seymour Avenue (NE-bound, Beaumont Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Friary House Surgery
    Friary House, Beaumont Road, Plymouth · 0.3 mi
  • Lisson Grove Medical Ctr.
    3-5 Lisson Grove, Mutley, Plymouth · 0.5 mi
  • Wycliffe Surgery
    8 Cattedown Road, Plymouth · 0.5 mi
  • North Road West Med.ctr.
    167 North Road West, Plymouth · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Salisbury Road · 0.1 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Beaumont Road · 0.3 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Mount Gould Plymouth · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Plymouth Alex Rd Express · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Cattedown Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Boots · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Armada Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Access Centre · 0.3 mi
  • Seven Trees Clinic · 0.3 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
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned42.6%62.5%
Private rented54.7%20.3%
Social rented2.7%17.1%
Households823

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6476.2%64.1%
Aged 65+8.8%18.6%
Residents1,947

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 Thornton Avenue

Ethnic group

HerePlymouth
White87.1%94%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5%2.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%1.8%
Other ethnic group2.6%1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%1.1%

Religion

HerePlymouth
No religion56.7%48.9%
Christian29.2%42.5%
Not answered7.8%5.9%
Muslim4.9%1.3%
Other religion1%0.6%
Jewish0.2%0.1%
Buddhist0.1%0.4%
Hindu0.1%0.3%

Country of birth

HerePlymouth
Born in the UK82.9%90.8%
Born outside the UK17.1%9.2%

Highest qualification

HerePlymouth
Level 4 qualifications and above39.2%27.5%
Level 3 qualifications24.8%21.7%
Level 2 qualifications12.4%14.1%
No qualifications10.6%17.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.8%9.8%
Apprenticeship4.2%7.2%
Other qualifications2%2.4%

General health

HerePlymouth
Very good health45.7%45.8%
Good health36.2%33.8%
Fair health13.3%14.1%
Bad health4.1%4.9%
Very bad health0.8%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HerePlymouth
1 car or van in household47.7%43.5%
No cars or vans in household28.6%24.9%
2 cars or vans in household18.5%24.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.2%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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