5a, Southgate Place, Launceston, PL15 9DX
About 5a
5a is a three-bedroom detached house in Launceston (PL15 9DX). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2010) shows a G (score 12), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 21). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 5 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. Across 2004–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at -6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 is 36.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£75/sq ft) was about 32.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (February 2015).
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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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
5a 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Aug 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
5a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5a's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£119,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -6.5% per year over 10 years.
£87,000
Growth on file: -6.5% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
16 February 2015Most recent
£87,000
-34.1%over 7 years24 May 2007
£132,000
-24.6%over 2 years23 September 2004
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL15 9DX: £74,000 (2020–2005).
Everything we know about 5a, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Southgate Place homes
EPC Rating for 5a lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
12 (G)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 74 m²
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 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
Prouts Court Flats — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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
49.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB