Duchy House 12 14, Flat 4, Dutson Road, Launceston, PL15 8DY
About Duchy House 12 14
Duchy House 12 14 is a detached house in Launceston (PL15 8DY). It has a recorded floor area of 418 m² (around 4495 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (August 2010) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (August 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 55), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 418 m² the property is well over the postcode median (169 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Duchy House 12 14 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Aug 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Duchy House 12 14 has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of extensions [ card 0105 lau ][ card 1604 lau ]
- Reference
- E1/2003/01503
What's in Duchy House 12 14, Flat 4, Dutson Road, Launceston, PL15 8DY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Duchy House 12 14 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£142,000
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 8DY: £270,000 (2024–2008).
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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
Junction Prince Philip Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Stephens Community 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
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB