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Crownhill market report PL5 3, Plymouth

The PL5 3 (Crownhill) house price history in full, 1995 to 2026, in cash and in today's money. The raw material for this page is 5,296 HM Land Registry entries for PL5 3 (Plymouth), going back to 1995: each an actual purchase at an actual price. Rents come from the ONS. Valuations, estimates and asking prices appear nowhere in it.

Sales data to 2026. Rents: ONS, May 2026. Regenerated with every monthly data refresh.

In short: the 2026 median for PL5 3 (Plymouth) is £205,000, from 75 registered sales, up 27% on five years earlier; the mean is £222,900, and by floor area homes here have averaged about £2,620 per square metre over the last five years. Behind the figures sit 5,296 HM Land Registry entries going back to 1995, refreshed monthly, every one a completed sale rather than a valuation or an asking price.

PL5 3 is a postcode sector: one group of streets inside PL5 (Plymouth). This is as local as the public record gets, but sector medians move on fewer sales than a district's, so expect the lines to be lumpier.

Where PL5 3 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
£2,620/m²5-year average per m²
+27%cash move in five years
75sales, most recent 12 months
5.8%estimated gross yield

Today's PL5 3 prices, from the sold record

In the PL5 3 property market, the 2026 median sale price is £205,000, from 75 registered sales; the mean, the "average house price" most sites quote, is £222,900, sitting modestly above it, the usual shape of a market with an expensive tail.

Price per square metre in PL5 3

By floor space, homes in PL5 3 have sold for about £2,620 per square metre on average over the last five years: the like-for-like measure that lets you compare a small flat with a large house, from the Energy Performance Certificate floor areas behind each sale.

Set against the £285,000 England and Wales median, PL5 3 sits 28% below the national market.

The price of a typical PL5 3 home, 1995 to 2026

Two lines: the median in the money of its day, and the same years restated by ONS CPIH into today's money, which is the truer test of getting dearer. Hover for exact figures; click a legend entry to isolate a series.

Price at the timeIn today's money (CPIH)
£63k£125k£188k£250k1995200020052010201520202026 1995: £38,000 at the time · £82,606 in today's money · 65 sales1996: £36,100 at the time · £76,133 in today's money · 119 sales1997: £38,400 at the time · £78,751 in today's money · 120 sales1998: £38,200 at the time · £77,109 in today's money · 112 sales1999: £40,000 at the time · £79,718 in today's money · 134 sales2000: £64,300 at the time · £126,189 in today's money · 298 sales2001: £72,200 at the time · £138,801 in today's money · 270 sales2002: £87,200 at the time · £164,066 in today's money · 318 sales2003: £100,000 at the time · £184,224 in today's money · 301 sales2004: £107,000 at the time · £194,333 in today's money · 237 sales2005: £130,000 at the time · £231,348 in today's money · 230 sales2006: £127,200 at the time · £220,803 in today's money · 262 sales2007: £135,000 at the time · £228,998 in today's money · 237 sales2008: £126,500 at the time · £207,360 in today's money · 98 sales2009: £118,500 at the time · £190,490 in today's money · 104 sales2010: £125,000 at the time · £196,032 in today's money · 118 sales2011: £118,200 at the time · £178,437 in today's money · 118 sales2012: £118,800 at the time · £174,859 in today's money · 102 sales2013: £123,500 at the time · £177,704 in today's money · 129 sales2014: £133,500 at the time · £189,393 in today's money · 145 sales2015: £135,000 at the time · £190,755 in today's money · 149 sales2016: £138,800 at the time · £194,183 in today's money · 134 sales2017: £142,200 at the time · £193,947 in today's money · 150 sales2018: £151,000 at the time · £201,286 in today's money · 191 sales2019: £170,000 at the time · £222,829 in today's money · 188 sales2020: £168,200 at the time · £218,243 in today's money · 146 sales2021: £161,500 at the time · £204,480 in today's money · 169 sales2022: £182,500 at the time · £214,002 in today's money · 143 sales2023: £192,500 at the time · £211,510 in today's money · 146 sales2024: £190,000 at the time · £202,009 in today's money · 148 sales2025: £190,500 at the time · £195,055 in today's money · 140 sales2026: £205,000 at the time · £205,000 in today's money · 75 sales
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YearMedian (cash)Median (today's £)Sales
2026£205,000£205,00075
2025£190,500£195,055140
2024£190,000£202,009148
2023£192,500£211,510146
2022£182,500£214,002143
2021£161,500£204,480169
2020£168,200£218,243146
2019£170,000£222,829188
2018£151,000£201,286191
2017£142,200£193,947150
2016£138,800£194,183134
2015£135,000£190,755149
2014£133,500£189,393145
2013£123,500£177,704129
2012£118,800£174,859102
2011£118,200£178,437118
2010£125,000£196,032118
2009£118,500£190,490104
2008£126,500£207,36098
2007£135,000£228,998237
2006£127,200£220,803262
2005£130,000£231,348230
2004£107,000£194,333237
2003£100,000£184,224301
2002£87,200£164,066318
2001£72,200£138,801270
2000£64,300£126,189298
1999£40,000£79,718134
1998£38,200£77,109112
1997£38,400£78,751120
1996£36,100£76,133119
1995£38,000£82,60665

In cash terms the typical PL5 3 home went from £38,000 in 1995 to £205,000 in 2026, roughly 5 times the price. Adjusted for inflation it still comes to a real rise of roughly 148%, so homes here got dearer in substance, not only in cash. The real-terms peak came in 2005, and today's median remains roughly 11% under it: a 2005 buyer is still waiting to get that price back in today's money.

Year-on-year change in the PL5 3 median

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

+100% -10% 0% 1996 · −5.0% on the year before1997 · +6.4% on the year before1998 · −0.5% on the year before1999 · +4.7% on the year before2000 · +60.8% on the year before2001 · +12.3% on the year before2002 · +20.8% on the year before2003 · +14.7% on the year before2004 · +7.0% on the year before2005 · +21.5% on the year before2006 · −2.2% on the year before2007 · +6.1% on the year before2008 · −6.3% on the year before2009 · −6.3% on the year before2010 · +5.5% on the year before2011 · −5.4% on the year before2012 · +0.5% on the year before2013 · +4.0% on the year before2014 · +8.1% on the year before2015 · +1.1% on the year before2016 · +2.8% on the year before2017 · +2.4% on the year before2018 · +6.2% on the year before2019 · +12.6% on the year before2020 · −1.1% on the year before2021 · −4.0% on the year before2022 · +13.0% on the year before2023 · +5.5% on the year before2024 · −1.3% on the year before2025 · +0.3% on the year before2026 · +7.6% on the year before200020052010201520202026

The strongest year on record here is 2000 (+60.8% on the year before); the weakest, 2009 (−6.3%). Single-year swings like these are why the annualised table below matters more than any one year's headline.

Growth per year, over one to twenty years

PeriodCash, per yearReal terms, per year
1 years (since 2025)+7.6%+5.1%
5 years (since 2021)+4.9%+0.1%
10 years (since 2016)+4.0%+0.5%
20 years (since 2006)+2.4%−0.4%

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.

The turnover behind the prices

The year-by-year sales count

Each bar is a year's recorded sales. 2008's dip is the financial crisis, and the newest bar always grows for a while as late registrations arrive.

125250375500 1995: 65 sales1996: 119 sales1997: 120 sales1998: 112 sales1999: 134 sales2000: 298 sales2001: 270 sales2002: 318 sales2003: 301 sales2004: 237 sales2005: 230 sales2006: 262 sales2007: 237 sales2008: 98 sales2009: 104 sales2010: 118 sales2011: 118 sales2012: 102 sales2013: 129 sales2014: 145 sales2015: 149 sales2016: 134 sales2017: 150 sales2018: 191 sales2019: 188 sales2020: 146 sales2021: 169 sales2022: 143 sales2023: 146 sales2024: 148 sales2025: 140 sales2026: 75 sales1995200020052010201520202026

PL5 3 recorded 75 sales in the last twelve months of data. Like most of England and Wales, turnover never fully recovered from 2008: the market here averaged 269 sales a year before the financial crisis and 130 a year over the last five. Price without volume misleads: a median built on few sales jumps around, and one street can tilt it. Keep in mind too that the latest year is still filling in, since sales reach the register weeks or months after completion.

What homes rent for around PL5 3

The local authority for PL5 3 is Plymouth, and its ONS average private rent currently stands at £994 a month (May 2026 figures). Size sets most of the rent: one-beds average £698 a month here against £1,479 for four or more bedrooms.

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.

What people ask about PL5 3 (Crownhill)

Is PL5 3 (Crownhill) a good place to buy a house?
PL5 3 (Crownhill) sold prices are up 27% 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 PL5 3 (Crownhill)?
Land Registry recorded 75 sales in PL5 3 (Crownhill) 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 PL5 3 (Crownhill)?
In PL5 3 (Crownhill) the median moved up 8% year on year; over five years it is up 27%. The full year-by-year table since 1995 is on this page.

Are PL5 3 prices heading up or down?

The record answers a different question than "what happens next": the median is up 27% over five years in cash and flat 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 PL5 right now

Turning to what is actually available: 223 homes on the market right now, from 10 agents publishing to HomesIndex.

These cover the whole PL5 district, not just PL5 3: live asking prices are collected per district.

£200,000Typical asking price now (PL5 district)
67 below what sold nearby101 in line with nearby sales46 above nearby sales6 well above nearby sales

30% of current listings sit under the prices comparable homes actually fetched. 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 PL5 home for sale on the map →

Refreshed every Monday and Thursday from agents' own feeds to HomesIndex, so a sample of the market rather than all of it. An asking price remains an ask, not a sale.

The price of an extra bedroom in PL

Real sold prices by size across the PL area, straight from the Land Registry record. The jump between sizes is local: in some areas a third bedroom adds a quarter to the price, in others nearly four fifths, so a national rule of thumb will mislead you here.

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%)

Medians of recorded sales over the last four years, by built form and bedroom count. Sold homes carry no advertised bedroom count, so sizes are estimated from their EPC records; a small number of homes will sit one size out. Where too few homes exist to say anything meaningful, the cell is blank.

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 PL5

Prices can differ sharply between two sectors a few minutes' walk apart. The rest of PL5, each linking to its own report:

SectorMedian (latest)Sales that year
PL5 1£196,00058
PL5 2£205,00055
PL5 4£189,00036

Zoom out to the full PL5 district report for the type split, monthly volumes and how PL5 compares with its neighbours.

Selling a home in PL5 3? Price it on the evidence

The sold record beats any estimate as a starting point. Before a house valuation or flat valuation in PL5 3, open the average prices map and zoom from the PL5 3 shading down to the sold homes on your own street. Every recorded PL5 3 sale is on this page; the same Land Registry record is what agents price from, and it is now in your hands.

Estate agents working PL5 3: the featured spot on this report is free for founding agents, one per district. Claim PL5 3.

Keep digging

The AI answers from the same Land Registry data this report is built on, already scoped to PL5 3. Free after a one click sign in.

The live map plots every individual PL5 3 sale at its exact address, and the average prices map zooms from neighbourhood shading to single homes. For a specific question, the report tool writes a custom answer, and any sale's mortgage and rent calculator runs the numbers on a real purchase.

Method, briefly: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown copyright, OGL v3.0) supplies every sale, geocoded to address level; CPIH from the ONS restates prices in today's money; ONS local-authority figures supply the rents. Medians of real sales, not valuations. No part of this page is financial advice.