Beardon Cottage, Boyton, Launceston, PL15 8NR
About Beardon Cottage
Beardon Cottage is a detached house in Boyton, Launceston, Launceston (PL15 8NR). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
At 99 m² it sits well below the postcode median (160 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£540/sq ft) was about 236.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2023 at £575,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Beardon Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Sept 2025DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatories and construction of single-storey ancillary extension to form boot room and sun room with associated alterations.
- Agent
- PLACE Architects Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- PA25/04886
- Apr 2024ConservatoryFullIn report
Replacement conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- PA24/00723
What's in Beardon Cottage, Boyton, Launceston, PL15 8NR's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Beardon Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£542,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£575,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 October 2023Most recent
£575,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL15 8NR: £248,000 (2021–2018).
Nearby sales in PL15 8NR
Weavers Cottage, Boyton, Launceston, PL15 8NR
Sold Jul 2021
£155,000Bennacott Barn, Boyton, Launceston, PL15 8NR
Sold Mar 2021
£675,000Darracott Farm, The Granary, Boyton, Launceston, PL15 8NR
Sold Apr 2020
£210,000Darracott Park, The Barn, Boyton, Launceston, PL15 8NR
Sold Nov 2018
£380,000Beardon Mill, Boyton, Launceston, PL15 8NR
Sold Nov 2018
£248,000
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Versus the street
On price per m², Beardon Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,808
Street avg £2,002
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 10.1 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
0.7 km
Bennacott Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Boyton Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB