# 2 bedroom cottage for sale (PL7 5DD)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 3 NEWTON ROW, PLYMOUTH, SPARKWELL, DEVON PL7 5DD |
| Price | £164,950 |
| Bedrooms | 2 |
| Construction age | England and Wales: before 1900 |
| Floor area | 68 m² |
| Last sold | £155,000 Apr 2015 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** E
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Current heating cost:** £931/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £22,175

### Recommendations
- A2 (£850 - £1,500)
- A3 (£1,500 - £2,700)
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- G (£350 - £450)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2035-3625-8000-0809-9206)

## Description

**LOUNGE** **12' 1" x 11' 10" (3.69m x 3.63m)** Access to the cottage is via a wooden front door into the lounge. Window to the front elevation, feature stone built fireplace with fitted cast iron log burner, fitted cupboard to the side of the chimney breast. Night storage heater. Doorway leading through to the dining room. 

**DINING** **ROOM** **12' 1" x 8' 3" (3.69m x 2.53m)** Fireplace with small stove. Enclosed staircase to the first floor, opening to the kitchen. 

**KITCHEN** **11' 3" x 6' 9" (3.44m x 2.08m)** Window to the rear elevation, stable door leading out to the rear courtyard and garden. Range of fitted kitchen units. Doorway to utility area. 

**UTILITY** **AREA** **** Tiled floor and large airing cupboard housing a lagged copper cylinder with fitted immersion heater and timing controls. 

**SHOWER** **ROOM** **6' 9" x 5' 10" (2.07m x 1.80m)** Window to the rear elevation, tiled floor, modern fitted white suite comprising, low flush wc, vanity wash basin, and glazed shower cubicle with fitted electric shower. 

**** **** FIRST FLOOR 

**BEDROOM** **1** **13' 4" x 12' 6" (4.08m x 3.83m)** Range of fitted wooden wardrobes. Window to the front elevation. Electric heater. 

**BEDROOM** **2** **8' 11" x 8' 5" (2.74m x 2.58m)** Window to the rear elevation overlooking the rear garden. 

**OUTSIDE** **** To the front of the cottage is small garden area. To the rear a lovely mature good size garden. Immediately to the rear of the cottage is a paved courtyard which has gates on either side giving rear access, stone steps lead from the courtyard to the second area of garden which is level and laid mainly to lawn, and then, beyond the arch, is a third piece of garden again laid to lawn. 

## Property Photos

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## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan 1](/listings/photos/46936447/602825) - Floorplan 1

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC Front Page](/listings/photos/46936447/602826) - EPC Front Page

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 3 NEWTON ROW, SPARKWELL, PLYMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, PL7 5DD | £155,000 | 24/04/2015 | Terraced |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 2 FAIRWAY GARDENS, SPARKWELL, PLYMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, PL7 5FE | £485,000 | 17/11/2023 | Detached |
| 15 FAIRWAY GARDENS, SPARKWELL, PLYMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, PL7 5FE | £465,000 | 27/10/2023 | Detached |
| ALL SAINTS VICARAGE, SPARKWELL, PLYMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, PL7 5DB | £650,000 | 20/10/2023 | Detached |
| 9 FAIRWAY GARDENS, SPARKWELL, PLYMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, PL7 5FE | £460,000 | 15/07/2022 | Detached |
| 8 FAIRWAY GARDENS, SPARKWELL, PLYMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, PL7 5FE | £451,000 | 24/03/2022 | Detached |
| 5 FAIRWAY GARDENS, SPARKWELL, PLYMOUTH, SOUTH HAMS, DEVON, PL7 5FE | £385,000 | 23/08/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £482,667 (6 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £409,219 (21 Detached, PL7, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -59.7%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (South Hams). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £898/mo
- **Realistic:** £998/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,098/mo

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.61% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £124,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £99,800

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £2,426/m²

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 5.8%
- **10y growth:** 44.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for South Hams; Detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -6.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 2.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 15.1%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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