20 Church Lea, Launceston, PL15 8QZ
About 20 Church Lea
20 Church Lea is a detached house in Launceston (PL15 8QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £389,000 is 27.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 121% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 100 m² it's 18.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 15 EPCs). Last sale on file: £305,000 in May 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
20 Church Lea has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£389,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 25 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
4 May 2021Most recent
£305,000
+27.1%over 7 years6 May 2013
£240,000
+166.8%over 17 years30 November 1995
£89,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL15 8QZ: £353,500 (2020–2018).
Nearby sales in PL15 8QZ
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Versus other Church Lea homes
Price per m² for 20 Church Lea runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,050
Street avg £2,188
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
Convent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Stephens Community Academy. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB