Blind Hole, Flat, Market Street, Launceston, PL15 8AU
About Blind Hole
Blind Hole is an end-of-terrace house in Launceston (PL15 8AU). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 95 m² it's 16.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Blind Hole sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
Blind Hole has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Blind Hole has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£206,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL15 8AU: £225,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in PL15 8AU
3 The Old Rectory, Market Street, Launceston, PL15 8AU
Sold Feb 2025
£278,7502 The Old Rectory, Market Street, Launceston, PL15 8AU
Sold Jun 2020
£225,0004 The Old Rectory, Market Street, Launceston, PL15 8AU
Sold Sept 2014
£175,0001 The Old Rectory, Market Street, Launceston, PL15 8AU
Sold Jan 2014
£210,000
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Versus other Market Street homes
Blind Hole is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 115 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.2 km
Prouts Court Flats — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Windmill Hill Academy. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB