House prices in PL4 0 (Plymouth)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'PL4 0' (Plymouth) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.


Defining 'PL4 0'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "PL4 0", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Plymouth.

You can click on the map to change sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Plymouth is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area
E.g. 13, Oakfield Terrace Road, Plymouth, sold for £173,000 on Jun-2024. Given the internal area of 108 square metres, the price per sqm is £1,601.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £2,350-£2,500, £2,500-£2,650, £2,650-£2,800 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 67 sales in Plymouth (PL4 0) that took place in the last two years.

Distribution of £ per sqm for Plymouth
Distribution of £ per sqm house prices in Plymouth

Generate a custom chart like the one above but based on your own criteria.

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Plymouth (PL4 0). Of the 67 transactions, half were sold for between £1,920 and £2,780 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'PL4 0' is £2,290. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £2,780 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Plymouth

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Plymouth. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

Property price heatmap for Plymouth
House price heatmap for Plymouth

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'PL4 0' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector Lower quartile Middle quartile Upper quartile
PL4 9 Plymouth £1,710 sqm £2,040 sqm £2,370 sqm
PL4 7 Plymouth £1,730 sqm £2,000 sqm £2,340 sqm
PL4 8 Plymouth £1,680 sqm £1,960 sqm £2,250 sqm
PL4 0 Plymouth £1,920 sqm £2,290 sqm £2,780 sqm
PL4 6 Plymouth £1,780 sqm £2,030 sqm £2,360 sqm

Will Plymouth house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for PL4 0 (Plymouth) compared with both the wider area PL4 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Historic price per square metre in Plymouth,Plymouth
House price trends for Plymouth

Download time series data as CSV (paying users only).

For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Most recent PL4 0 sales
Recent trends for Plymouth

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Plymouth to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Plymouth and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street Avg size Avg £sqm Recent sales
Tresillian Street, Plymouth, PL4 0Q 81 sqm £1,833 16
South Milton Street, Plymouth, PL4 0Q 90 sqm £1,853 14
Vauxhall Street, Plymouth, PL4 0E 86 sqm £2,243 11
Parsonage Way, Plymouth, PL4 0L 97 sqm £3,135 10
Sutton Wharf, Plymouth, PL4 0B 80 sqm £2,378 8
Julian Street, Plymouth, PL4 0P 88 sqm £1,802 7
Lockyers Quay, Plymouth, PL4 0D 52 sqm £2,017 7
Mariners Court, Plymouth, PL4 0B 85 sqm £3,074 6

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Raw data

Our analysis of Plymouth is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address Paid sqm £/sqm
13, Oakfield Terrace Rd, Plymouth £173,000
Jun-2024
108 1,601
40, Stillman St, Plymouth £270,000
Jun-2024
143 1,888
Flat 30 11, Moon St, Plymouth £170,000
May-2024
78 2,179

See the entire list of all sales in Plymouth (PL4 0) here.

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