Orchid House, Dunheved Road, Launceston, PL15 9JE
About Orchid House
Orchid House is a detached house in Launceston (PL15 9JE). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a C (score 71).
At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 is 18.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 41.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £335,000 in November 2019.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at Orchid House is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Feb 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to Trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) - T5 - Beech - Reduce crown spread on E quarter by 1.5m to leave 3.5m. T6 Beech - Crown lift to 3m from ground level reduce remaining radial crown spread by 2m to 3m. T7 Sycamore - Remove 3 smallest stems. Crown lift largest stem to 6m . Reduce height of 2 Beech stems under canopy to height of 3 smaller stems. T8 Beech - Crown lift around to crown break. Prune remaining upper crown by 2m to leave 3m radial crown spread.
- Agent
- Jason Bellenger Tree Surveys
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- PA26/00343
- Nov 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Application to carry out work to trees within a TPO area - trim yew group G1, remove lawson cypress T1 replace with yew, crown lift beech T2, crown lift lime T3, prune lime T4, crown lift and reduce Beech T6, trim sycamore T7, crown lift beech T8, reduce crown spread Holm Oak T10
- Agent
- Jason Tree Surveys
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- PA21/09968
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Orchid House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£398,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 11 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
21 November 2019Most recent
£335,000
+36.7%over 10 years8 December 2008
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL15 9JE: £320,000 (2024–2021).
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Sold May 2022
£372,005Lindisfarne, Dunheved Road, Launceston, PL15 9JE
Sold Jul 2021
£270,0001 Dunheved Road, Launceston, PL15 9JE
Sold Jun 2021
£146,000
Everything we know about Orchid House, 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 Dunheved Road homes
Orchid House outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,948
Street avg £1,617
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 168 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 8.1 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
0.2 km
Westgate Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
49.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB