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Buying at PL12 6BU

Before you offer on a home at PL12 6BU: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £280k. In Saltash Town & Pillmere.

2 to check4 clear£280k typical on Drakefield Drive

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Radon: up to 5–10% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).
Check
Coastal erosion by 2055Within 100 m of land the Environment Agency expects could be lost to erosion, even with the planned shoreline management. Lenders and insurers may ask about it.
Note
Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, landslides moderateBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
Note
Busy road: A38, 740 m awayAbout 63,268 vehicles a day in 2024 (DfT traffic counts).
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
Clear
Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 52 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
Clear
Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£280ktypical sale on Drakefield Drive, last 10 years

£2,795typical price per m² in Saltash Town & Pillmere

£2,630–£5,630per m² for homes at PL12 6BU sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,795 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £252k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Saltash Town & Pillmere

Saltash Town & Pillmere

+40% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	47	£370k	£100k – £1.25m
Semi-detached	37	£280k	£115k – £542k
Terraced	72	£231k	£125k – £430k
Flat	30	£130k	£85k – £375k

Standard sales in Saltash Town & Pillmere. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

2sales on Drakefield Drive in the last two years

186sales in Saltash Town & Pillmere in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at PL12 6BU

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Drakefield DriveSemi-detached	£185,000, Dec 2013	–	Buyer's report →
1a, Drakefield DriveSemi-detached	£170,000, Oct 2011	83 m²	Buyer's report →
2, Drakefield DriveDetached	£280,000, May 2025	66 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Drakefield DriveDetached	£249,950, Oct 2010	146 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Drakefield DriveDetached	£535,000, Aug 2022	95 m²	Buyer's report →
7, Drakefield DriveDetached	£450,000, Nov 2019	114 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Drakefield DriveDetached	£300,000, Jul 2006	–	Buyer's report →
10, Drakefield DriveDetached	£325,000, May 2022	65 m²	Buyer's report →
11, Drakefield DriveDetached	£219,950, Dec 2009	75 m²	Buyer's report →
12, Drakefield Drive

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Buying at PL12 6BU

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £280k. In Saltash Town & Pillmere.

2 to check4 clear£280k typical on Drakefield Drive

Before you make an offer

Check

Radon: up to 5–10% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).

Check

Coastal erosion by 2055Within 100 m of land the Environment Agency expects could be lost to erosion, even with the planned shoreline management. Lenders and insurers may ask about it.

Note

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, landslides moderateBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Note

Busy road: A38, 740 m awayAbout 63,268 vehicles a day in 2024 (DfT traffic counts).

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Clear

Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 52 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.

Clear

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£280ktypical sale on Drakefield Drive, last 10 years

£2,795typical price per m² in Saltash Town & Pillmere

£2,630–£5,630per m² for homes at PL12 6BU sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £2,795 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £252k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in Saltash Town & Pillmere, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£141k	£130k	£680 a month	5.8%
2 beds	£209k	£179k	£860 a month	4.9%
3 beds	£242k	£216k	£1,000 a month	5.0%
4+ beds	£362k	£280k	£1,390 a month	4.6%
All homes	£249k	£210k	£950 a month	4.6%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places