3 The Old Rectory, Market Street, Launceston, PL15 8AU
About 3 The Old Rectory
3 The Old Rectory is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Launceston (PL15 8AU). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was February 2025 at £278,750 — fresh data. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2014–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year.
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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
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_road
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
3 The Old Rectory's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
3 The Old Rectory has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Dec 2024Tree WorksIn report
Exception Notice for Fallen Silver Birch, to cut up uprooted tree which is now balancing on the garden wall following Storm Bert (Nov 2024).
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- PA24/01387/PREAPP
- Aug 2013Tree WorksTreesIn report
Application to fell one Lawson Cyprus Tree within a Conservation Area
Conservation Area- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- PA13/06082
What's in 3 The Old Rectory, Market Street, Launceston, PL15 8AU's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
3 The Old Rectory valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£274,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 11 years.
£278,750
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2025Most recent
£278,750
+23.9%over 4 years26 February 2021
£225,000
+3.0%over 4 years21 April 2016
£218,500
+15.0%over 2 years3 February 2014
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL15 8AU: £176,950 (2020–2012).
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Versus other Market Street homes
Years Held for 3 The Old Rectory lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,936
Street avg £1,978
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 103 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Years Held
1 years
Street avg 10 years
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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
0.2 km
Prouts Court Flats — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Windmill Hill Academy. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB