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PL16Lifton, West Devon, England

House prices in PL16, Lifton

Name: House prices in PL16, Lifton
Creator: UK Property Check
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Homes in PL16 sold for a median of £307,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 42 standard sales.

Median sale price£307,50042 standard sales

Middle half of prices£270,000 to £439,000

Against the West Devon council area4% aboveWest Devon median £295,000

Prices by property type

Standard sales in PL16, September 2024 to August 2026
Type	Sales	Median price	Middle half
Detached	22	£422,500	£304,000 to £669,000
Semi-detached	15	£285,000	£245,000 to £313,000

Most homes sold here were detached houses, at 52% of sales.

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Prices over time

2016: £233,000
2017: £197,000
2018: £239,500
2019: £268,000
2020: £310,000
2021: £332,500
2022: £342,500
2023: £363,000
2024: £295,000
2025: £315,000
2026, January to August: £310,000

Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 35%, from £233,000 in 2016 to £315,000 in 2025, close to the 36% rise for a typical district in the South West.

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in PL16, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
Rating	Homes	Share
A	3	4.1%, England and Wales 0.4%
B	2	2.7%, England and Wales 4.8%
C	14	18.9%, England and Wales 46.9%
D	23	31.1%, England and Wales 38.1%
E	24	32.4%, England and Wales 7.3%
F	7	9.5%, England and Wales 1.9%
G	1	1.4%, England and Wales 0.6%

Only 26% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales. E was the most common rating: see what a D rating means.

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in PL16, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
Built	Homes	Share
Before 1900	24	32.4%, England and Wales 9.3%
1930 to 1949	2	2.7%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 1966	6	8.1%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 1982	10	13.5%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 1995	15	20.3%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 2011	13	17.6%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later	4	5.4%, England and Wales 5.7%

With 32% built before 1900, ask early whether a home is listed or in a conservation area, which limits the work you can do: see buying a listed building and buying in a conservation area.

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £252,500 for a detached house on Hannaford Road to £417,000 for a semi-detached house on Leat Road.

The latest standard sales recorded in PL16. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

12 Hannaford RoadSold for £252,500PL16 0BDSold on 4 Sep 2026Detached
SunspotSold for £240,000PL16 0DBSold on 3 Jul 2026Detached
2 Warracott CourtSold for £310,000PL16 0HESold on 18 Jun 2026Semi-detached
1 Arundell VillasSold for £285,000PL16 0DUSold on 12 May 2026Semi-detached
1, The OrchardSold for £275,000PL16 0AJSold on 8 May 2026Detached
Kernek HouseSold for £335,250PL16 0DBSold on 7 May 2026Detached
Woodbine Cottage Station RoadSold for £305,000PL16 0ANSold on 17 Apr 2026Semi-detached
2, The Haven Leat RoadSold for £417,000PL16 0AESold on 16 Mar 2026Semi-detached
The Thatched CottageSold for £750,000PL16 0AYSold on 2 Mar 2026Detached
Garden CottageSold for £800,000PL16 0HHSold on 3 Feb 2026Detached

Living in PL16

Crime

32 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Lower than 95 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 49% of homes can get it

Lower than 92 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

Every postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Higher than 83 in 100 postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £2,705 a year in West Devon for 2026 to 2027

Higher than 97 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Coal mining

None of the 115 live postcodes in PL16 is in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, although 10% of postcodes in the South West are.

About these figures

The figures come from 42 standard sales in PL16, the latest on 3 July 2026 (what counts as a standard sale).

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.