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Wensum Close, Plymouth

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for PL7 2YG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£233,750
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£232,180
22 sales
Price range
£145k – £340k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
1 Dec 2025
PL7 2YG

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At a glance

House prices£234k average5% below the Plymouth average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station1 hr 33 min walkPlymouth station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 23 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

22 property sales on Wensum Close, Plymouth have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £233,750. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £273,619. That is 5% below the Plymouth average of £247,128 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 36% detached, 36% semi-detached, 27% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Wensum Close range from £145,000 to £340,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 691 streets in Plymouth with at least two sales in the last year, Wensum Close ranks 311th for average price.

House prices on Wensum Close compared

Wensum Close£233,750
PL7 postcode area£279,528
Plymouth£247,128
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all PL7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £245,000 (1 sales)2016£245k2017: £224,000 (3 sales)2017£224k2018: £246,000 (1 sales)2018£246k2019: £232,400 (5 sales)2019£232k2021: £203,375 (4 sales)2021£203k2022: £275,317 (3 sales)2022£275k2023: £233,000 (2 sales)2023£233k2025: £225,833 (3 sales)2025£226k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 23 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached8£273,6193 Nov 2023
Semi-detached8£220,7501 Dec 2025
Terraced6£192,16725 May 2023

Sold prices on Wensum Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
57, Wensum Close PL7 2YG 1 Dec 2025£237,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Wensum Close PL7 2YG 13 Nov 2025£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
67, Wensum Close PL7 2YG 5 Jun 2025£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Wensum Close PL7 2YG 3 Nov 2023£312,000 DetachedFreehold
75, Wensum Close PL7 2YG 25 May 2023£154,000 TerracedFreehold
61, Wensum Close PL7 2YG 31 Aug 2022£186,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Wensum Close PL7 2YG 20 May 2022£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Wensum Close PL7 2YG 21 Jan 2022£299,950 DetachedFreehold
51, Wensum Close PL7 2YG 16 Jul 2021£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
71, Wensum Close PL7 2YG 25 Jun 2021£151,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Wensum Close PL7 2YG 4 Mar 2021£255,000 DetachedFreehold
57, Wensum Close PL7 2YG 19 Jan 2021£192,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Wensum Close PL7 2YG 6 Dec 2019£325,000 DetachedFreehold
73, Wensum Close PL7 2YG 6 Sep 2019£145,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Wensum Close PL7 2YG 29 Mar 2019£247,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Wensum Close PL7 2YG 11 Feb 2019£290,000 DetachedFreehold
69, Wensum Close PL7 2YG 8 Feb 2019£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
75, Wensum Close PL7 2YG 3 Dec 2018£154,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Wensum Close PL7 2YG 20 Mar 2018£246,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Wensum Close PL7 2YG 3 Aug 2017£222,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Wensum Close PL7 2YG 7 Jun 2017£240,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Wensum Close PL7 2YG 27 Jan 2017£210,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Wensum Close PL7 2YG 22 Jan 2016£245,000 DetachedFreehold

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
57, Wensum Close £192,500 (Jan 2021) → £237,500 (Dec 2025) +23%
over 5 yrs
75, Wensum Close £154,000 (Dec 2018) → £154,000 (May 2023) +0%
over 4 yrs
20, Wensum Close £222,000 (Aug 2017) → £299,950 (Jan 2022) +35%
over 4 yrs
27, Wensum Close £290,000 (Feb 2019) → £325,000 (Dec 2019) +12%
over under a year
9, Wensum Close £246,000 (Mar 2018) → £247,000 (Mar 2019) +0%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Wensum Close

Crime

70 crimes were reported within about a mile of Wensum Close in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences40
Anti-social behaviour10
Public order8
Criminal damage & arson6
Other theft2
Vehicle crime2

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

Flood risk

Wensum 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 Wensum Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Chaddlewood Primary School 383 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Longcause Community Special School 118 pupils Community special school 4–16 Report 0.3 mi
Plympton St Maurice Primary School 179 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.5 mi
Yealmpstone Farm Primary School 227 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Glen Park Primary School 461 pupils Primary 2–11 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
Plympton Academy 984 pupils Secondary 11–18 Requires improvement Report 0.6 mi
St Mary's Priory Junior School 149 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
St Mary's Priory CofE Infant & Nursery School 85 pupils Primary Church of England 3–7 Good Report 0.9 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 4.7 mi · 1 hr 33 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hillcrest Drive Roundabout (NE-bound, Hillcrest Drive) 2 min walk
  • Littlewood Close (SW-bound, Hillcrest Drive) 3 min walk
  • Hillcrest Drive (N-bound, Hillcrest Drive) 3 min walk
  • New Park Road (SE-bound, Ridgeway) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Pathfields Medical Group
    Plympton Health Centre, Mudge Way, Plymouth · 0.6 mi
  • Beacon Medical Group
    Plympton Health Centre, Mudge Way, Plymouth · 0.6 mi
  • Church View Surgery
    30 Holland Road, Plymouth · 2.9 mi
  • Elm Surgery
    123 Leypark Walk, Estover, Plymouth · 3.0 mi

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.6 mi
  • Well · 0.6 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • The White House Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Mudge Way Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Courtenay House 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 9 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned64.7%62.5%
Private rented30.5%20.3%
Social rented4.8%17.1%
Households767

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.6%64.1%
Aged 65+16.6%18.6%
Residents1,820

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 Wensum Close

Ethnic group

HerePlymouth
White97.1%94%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%1.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%2.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%1.1%
Other ethnic group0.4%1%

Religion

HerePlymouth
Christian47.7%42.5%
No religion45.9%48.9%
Not answered5.7%5.9%
Other religion0.3%0.6%
Muslim0.2%1.3%
Buddhist0.1%0.4%
Jewish0.1%0.1%
Hindu0%0.3%

Country of birth

HerePlymouth
Born in the UK94.3%90.8%
Born outside the UK5.7%9.2%

Highest qualification

HerePlymouth
Level 4 qualifications and above29.5%27.5%
Level 3 qualifications24.2%21.7%
Level 2 qualifications15.4%14.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%9.8%
No qualifications9%17.3%
Apprenticeship8.3%7.2%
Other qualifications2%2.4%

General health

HerePlymouth
Very good health50.3%45.8%
Good health37.1%33.8%
Fair health9.4%14.1%
Bad health2.5%4.9%
Very bad health0.8%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HerePlymouth
1 car or van in household46.9%43.5%
2 cars or vans in household35.3%24.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.4%7%
No cars or vans in household8.4%24.9%

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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