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Lipson market report PL4 9, Plymouth

The standing PL4 9 (Lipson) property market report, rebuilt from the full public record every month. Underneath every chart here sit 4,587 registered sales in PL4 9 (Plymouth) since 1995, the HM Land Registry record of what buyers really paid, with ONS figures covering rents. Nothing is a valuation, an estimate or an asking price.

Sales recorded to 2026; rents are ONS figures for May 2026. The page rebuilds with each monthly release.

In short: the middle 2026 sale in PL4 9 (Plymouth) came in at £205,000, out of 36 registered, up 32% on five years earlier, and the mean stands at £198,900, and by floor area homes here have averaged about £2,100 per square metre over the last five years. The record behind it is 4,587 completed sales lodged with HM Land Registry since 1995, monthly refreshed, with no valuations or asking prices anywhere in the figures.

A postcode sector like PL4 9 is a single group of streets within PL4 (Plymouth), the finest slice the public record supports. Fewer sales stand behind each figure than at district level, so the lines jump about more.

Where PL4 9 sits

Shaded by median price on the same scale as the average prices map. Click any shape to open it on the live map with every sale plotted at its address, or zoom in past street level to see the sold homes right here.

£205,0002026 median sold price
£2,100/m²5-year average per m²
+32%change over five years, cash
36homes sold, last 12 months
5.8%gross yield, estimated

Today's PL4 9 prices, from the sold record

The PL4 9 median stands at £205,000 for 2026, built from 36 registered sales; the mean, the figure usually quoted as the "average house price", is £198,900, almost on top of it, so sales bunch tightly around the typical price.

PL4 9 prices by floor area

Averaged across five years of sales, floor space in PL4 9 costs about £2,100 per square metre. Each sale's Energy Performance Certificate supplies the floor area, and pricing by the metre is what lets flats and houses share one scale.

The national median for England and Wales is £285,000, which puts PL4 9 28% below the country at large.

A typical PL4 9 home, priced year by year (1995 to 2026)

The median as recorded at the time, and each year restated in today's money (ONS CPIH), the sharper test of whether homes really got dearer. Hover for the year-by-year figures; click a legend entry to isolate a series.

Price at the timeIn today's money (CPIH)
£63k£125k£188k£250k1995200020052010201520202026 1995: £35,500 at the time · £77,172 in today's money · 120 sales1996: £34,500 at the time · £72,759 in today's money · 125 sales1997: £34,000 at the time · £69,727 in today's money · 150 sales1998: £37,400 at the time · £75,495 in today's money · 150 sales1999: £38,500 at the time · £76,728 in today's money · 194 sales2000: £46,000 at the time · £90,275 in today's money · 201 sales2001: £53,000 at the time · £101,890 in today's money · 221 sales2002: £67,000 at the time · £126,060 in today's money · 211 sales2003: £87,000 at the time · £160,275 in today's money · 256 sales2004: £105,000 at the time · £190,701 in today's money · 207 sales2005: £120,000 at the time · £213,552 in today's money · 191 sales2006: £126,500 at the time · £219,588 in today's money · 207 sales2007: £140,000 at the time · £237,479 in today's money · 210 sales2008: £132,000 at the time · £216,376 in today's money · 202 sales2009: £130,500 at the time · £209,780 in today's money · 112 sales2010: £124,000 at the time · £194,464 in today's money · 90 sales2011: £120,000 at the time · £181,154 in today's money · 95 sales2012: £120,500 at the time · £177,361 in today's money · 90 sales2013: £125,000 at the time · £179,863 in today's money · 92 sales2014: £125,000 at the time · £177,334 in today's money · 109 sales2015: £130,000 at the time · £183,690 in today's money · 129 sales2016: £140,300 at the time · £196,281 in today's money · 118 sales2017: £135,000 at the time · £184,126 in today's money · 134 sales2018: £145,500 at the time · £193,954 in today's money · 112 sales2019: £132,800 at the time · £174,069 in today's money · 129 sales2020: £143,500 at the time · £186,194 in today's money · 103 sales2021: £155,000 at the time · £196,250 in today's money · 140 sales2022: £183,500 at the time · £215,175 in today's money · 136 sales2023: £170,000 at the time · £186,788 in today's money · 103 sales2024: £181,000 at the time · £192,440 in today's money · 96 sales2025: £195,000 at the time · £199,663 in today's money · 118 sales2026: £205,000 at the time · £205,000 in today's money · 36 sales
See this chart as a table
YearMedian (cash)Median (today's £)Sales
2026£205,000£205,00036
2025£195,000£199,663118
2024£181,000£192,44096
2023£170,000£186,788103
2022£183,500£215,175136
2021£155,000£196,250140
2020£143,500£186,194103
2019£132,800£174,069129
2018£145,500£193,954112
2017£135,000£184,126134
2016£140,300£196,281118
2015£130,000£183,690129
2014£125,000£177,334109
2013£125,000£179,86392
2012£120,500£177,36190
2011£120,000£181,15495
2010£124,000£194,46490
2009£130,500£209,780112
2008£132,000£216,376202
2007£140,000£237,479210
2006£126,500£219,588207
2005£120,000£213,552191
2004£105,000£190,701207
2003£87,000£160,275256
2002£67,000£126,060211
2001£53,000£101,890221
2000£46,000£90,275201
1999£38,500£76,728194
1998£37,400£75,495150
1997£34,000£69,727150
1996£34,500£72,759125
1995£35,500£77,172120

In cash terms the typical PL4 9 home went from £35,500 in 1995 to £205,000 in 2026, roughly 6 times the price. Even after inflation that is a real rise of about 166%: homes here genuinely became dearer, not merely more expensive on paper. The real-terms peak came in 2007, and today's median remains roughly 14% under it: a 2007 buyer is still waiting to get that price back in today's money.

Year-on-year change in the PL4 9 median

Each bar is the change on the year before, in cash. The zero line is the boundary between rising and falling.

+50% -10% 0% 1996 · −2.8% on the year before1997 · −1.4% on the year before1998 · +10.0% on the year before1999 · +2.9% on the year before2000 · +19.5% on the year before2001 · +15.2% on the year before2002 · +26.4% on the year before2003 · +29.9% on the year before2004 · +20.7% on the year before2005 · +14.3% on the year before2006 · +5.4% on the year before2007 · +10.7% on the year before2008 · −5.7% on the year before2009 · −1.1% on the year before2010 · −5.0% on the year before2011 · −3.2% on the year before2012 · +0.4% on the year before2013 · +3.7% on the year before2014 · +0.0% on the year before2015 · +4.0% on the year before2016 · +7.9% on the year before2017 · −3.8% on the year before2018 · +7.8% on the year before2019 · −8.7% on the year before2020 · +8.1% on the year before2021 · +8.0% on the year before2022 · +18.4% on the year before2023 · −7.4% on the year before2024 · +6.5% on the year before2025 · +7.7% on the year before2026 · +5.1% on the year before200020052010201520202026

The strongest year on record here is 2003 (+29.9% on the year before); the weakest, 2019 (−8.7%). Single-year swings like these are why the annualised table below matters more than any one year's headline.

The long view: annualised growth

PeriodCash, per yearReal terms, per year
1 years (since 2025)+5.1%+2.7%
5 years (since 2021)+5.8%+0.9%
10 years (since 2016)+3.9%+0.4%
20 years (since 2006)+2.4%−0.3%

Each row is compound annual growth of the median; ONS CPIH supplies the real-terms deflator. Annualising irons out the cycle, which the chart above shows in full, and past growth records what happened rather than predicting anything.

Sales activity in PL4 9

How many homes change hands

Recorded sales per year. The dip after 2008 is the financial crisis; the last bar is still filling in as recent sales get registered.

125250375500 1995: 120 sales1996: 125 sales1997: 150 sales1998: 150 sales1999: 194 sales2000: 201 sales2001: 221 sales2002: 211 sales2003: 256 sales2004: 207 sales2005: 191 sales2006: 207 sales2007: 210 sales2008: 202 sales2009: 112 sales2010: 90 sales2011: 95 sales2012: 90 sales2013: 92 sales2014: 109 sales2015: 129 sales2016: 118 sales2017: 134 sales2018: 112 sales2019: 129 sales2020: 103 sales2021: 140 sales2022: 136 sales2023: 103 sales2024: 96 sales2025: 118 sales2026: 36 sales1995200020052010201520202026

Over the last twelve months of data, 36 sales completed in PL4 9. Like most of England and Wales, turnover never fully recovered from 2008: the market here averaged 213 sales a year before the financial crisis and 98 a year over the last five. Watch the volume as closely as the price. Thin years make jumpy medians, where one street's sales can move the figure, and the newest year is always incomplete because registrations trail completions by weeks or months.

What homes rent for around PL4 9

For renting purposes PL4 9 sits in Plymouth. The ONS average private rent there is £994 a month (May 2026). The spread runs from £698 a month for a typical one-bed to £1,479 at four-plus bedrooms, which is size doing most of the pricing.

Average monthly rent by size, Plymouth

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, May 2026.

1 bed: £698 a month£6981 bed2 bed: £876 a month£8762 bed3 bed: £1,052 a month£1,0523 bed4+ bed: £1,479 a month£1,4794+ bed

Against the £205,000 median purchase price, a rent of £994 a month (£11,928 a year) works out at a 5.8% gross yield, a ceiling figure that ignores letting costs, voids, maintenance and tax. Because rents are local-authority statistics, districts sharing the authority share the figure.

Reading the PL4 9 market

This is a thin market: 36 sales in the last twelve months of data. With that few transactions, one street selling well (or one block of cheap transfers) can move the median, so read the year lines as a range rather than a verdict.

Asked and answered: PL4 9 (Lipson)

Is PL4 9 (Lipson) a good place to buy a house?
PL4 9 (Lipson) sold prices are up 32% over five years. This report weighs growth, affordability and volume against neighbouring areas using only recorded sales.
How much did a house sell for in PL4 9 (Lipson)?
Land Registry recorded 36 sales in PL4 9 (Lipson) in 2026, with a median sold price of £205,000. Every one is free to view at its exact address on the HomesIndex map.
Are property prices falling in PL4 9 (Lipson)?
In PL4 9 (Lipson) the median moved up 5% year on year; over five years it is up 32%. The full year-by-year table since 1995 is on this page.

Where do PL4 9 prices go next?

The record answers a different question than "what happens next": the median is up 32% over five years in cash and up 4% after inflation. Put the volume chart beside the price chart before drawing conclusions, and allow for the register's lag behind actual completions.

What is for sale in PL4 right now

The live side of the market holds 219 homes at the moment, listed by 11 agents publishing to HomesIndex.

These cover the whole PL4 district, not just PL4 9: live asking prices are collected per district.

£180,000Typical asking price now (PL4 district)
64 below what sold nearby101 in line with nearby sales46 above nearby sales4 well above nearby sales

30% of what is on the market here is asking below what comparable homes actually sold for. Every listing is measured against recent recorded sales of similar nearby homes.

"Under comparable sales" compares each asking price with what similar homes nearby actually sold for. It is a starting point for a conversation, not a valuation. Always look at the home itself.

See every PL4 home for sale on the map →

These asking prices come live from estate agents publishing feeds to HomesIndex, refreshed each Monday and Thursday. They are a sample of the market rather than its entirety, and an asking price is not a sale price.

Moving up a bedroom in PL: the cost

What homes of each size actually sold for across the PL area, from the Land Registry record. Size steps are fiercely local. A third bedroom adds a quarter to the price in some areas and close to four fifths in others, which is why no national rule of thumb survives contact with a real market.

Type1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5 bed
Detached£295,000£396,000 (+34%)£575,000 (+45%)£775,000 (+35%)
Semi-detached£199,750£237,500 (+19%)£283,500 (+19%)£370,000 (+31%)£487,500 (+32%)
Terraced£179,000£200,000 (+12%)£230,000 (+15%)£274,750 (+19%)£358,000 (+30%)
Flat£120,000£152,000 (+27%)£260,000 (+71%)£445,000 (+71%)

Four years of recorded sales, split by built form and bedroom count. The register does not state bedrooms, so sizes come from each home's EPC record and a few homes will land one size out. Blank cells mean too few homes for the figure to mean anything.

The risers and the fallers

The spread across the PL area is the point: the same five years treated these districts very differently.

Other sectors in PL4

Sector boundaries hide real price steps. The rest of PL4, one report each:

SectorMedian (latest)Sales that year
PL4 0£165,00022
PL4 6£180,00027
PL4 7£200,00049
PL4 8£173,80042

Zoom out to the full PL4 district report for the type split, monthly volumes and how PL4 compares with its neighbours.

Thinking of selling in PL4 9? Get a rough value first

Ground the asking price in real sold prices first. The average prices map gives a rough value in a minute: start at PL4 9's shading and zoom to the sold homes on the street itself. Agents work from this same Land Registry record when they value; this page puts it in front of you before they arrive.

Estate agents working PL4 9: the featured spot on this report is free for founding agents, one per district. Claim PL4 9.

Keep digging

Answers come from the same Land Registry data behind this report, and the AI knows you are asking about PL4 9. Free, with a one click sign in.

Two maps carry on from here: every PL4 9 sale at its exact address, and the average prices map from area shading down to single homes. The report tool answers a specific question in writing, and each sale's mortgage and rent calculator prices a real purchase.

How this page is made: the statistics are computed from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown copyright, OGL v3.0), geocoded to address level; inflation adjustment uses the ONS CPIH index; rents are the ONS Price Index of Private Rents at local-authority level. Medians of recorded sales, not valuations. Nothing on this page is financial advice.