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3 sales on record
About 8 Gainsborough House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Gainsborough House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Tavistock (PL19 0DG). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 45 m² this is the 7th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–45 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 is 21.1% above the 2021 sale price. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £95,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- Parking
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Gainsborough House has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£115,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2021)
£95,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Taylor Square homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 8 Gainsborough House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,111
Street avg £2,174
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 43 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL19 0DG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
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