Sanford Tymewell Flat, 16 Church Street, Launceston, PL15 8AP
About Sanford Tymewell Flat
Sanford Tymewell Flat is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Launceston (PL15 8AP). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in May 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 sits 266.7% above the 1996 sale of £30,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£29/sq ft) was about 68.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
Sanford Tymewell Flat's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Sanford Tymewell Flat has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Oct 2010AdvertisingIn report
Display of advertisement consent for the replacement of fascia panels and projecting sign [ card 0073 lau ]
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- E1/2008/01456
- Oct 2010HeritageIn report
Listed building consent for the display of advertisement consent for the replacement of fascia panels and projecting sign [ card 0073 lau ]
Listed- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- E1/2008/01457
What's in Sanford Tymewell Flat, 16 Church Street, Launceston, PL15 8AP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sanford Tymewell Flat's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£110,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£30,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 May 1996Most recent
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL15 8AP: £80,000 (2019–2016).
Nearby sales in PL15 8AP
6 8, Church Street, Launceston, PL15 8AP
Sold Sept 2019
£80,000Flat, 18 Church Street, Launceston, PL15 8AP
Sold Dec 2018
£148,0006 8, Flat, Church Street, Launceston, PL15 8AP
Sold Apr 2017
£27,00014a, Church Street, Launceston, PL15 8AP
Sold Oct 2016
£135,00010 Church Street, Launceston, PL15 8AP
Sold Sept 2012
£85,000
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Versus other Church Street homes
On price per m², Sanford Tymewell Flat runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£309
Street avg £1,358
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Museum — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Windmill Hill Academy. 5 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB