5 Castle Street, Launceston, PL15 8BA
About 5 Castle Street
5 Castle Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Launceston (PL15 8BA). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2021 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in April 2000. 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 £219,000 sits 280.9% above the 2000 sale of £57,500. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area 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
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Castle Street has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Mar 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notification of works to trees in a Conservation Area namely Crown lift to a height of 4.5m over the driveway to Copper Beech (T1), fell one Ash (T2) and reduce overall height down to 2m, trim all lateral growth to Cherry Laurel (T3)
- Agent
- Treeculture Cornwall LTD
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- PA24/01671
- Jul 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
Application for works to tree subject to a Tree Preservation Order - Fell a Horse chestnut
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- PA18/04742
What's in 5 Castle Street, Launceston, PL15 8BA's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Castle Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£219,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£57,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 April 2000Most recent
£57,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL15 8BA: £222,000 (2018–1997).
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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
0.0 km
Museum — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 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
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB