Castle Flat, 5 Church Street, Launceston, PL15 8AW
About Castle Flat
Castle Flat is a mid-terrace house in Launceston (PL15 8AW). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (33 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Castle Flat's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
Castle Flat has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Castle Flat has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£172,000
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 4 sales in PL15 8AW: £107,625 (2019–1997).
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Versus other Church Street homes
Castle Flat outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 47 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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
Museum — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB