10 Western Road, Launceston, PL15 7AS

10 Western Road is a mid-terrace house in Launceston (PL15 7AS). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since September 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 sits 486.2% above the 1996 sale of £41,625. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£31/sq ft) was about 82.4% below the postcode norm.