5 Albert Road, St Austell, PL25 4TZ

5 Albert Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Austell (PL25 4TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in September 2002. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £193,000 sits 119.3% above the 2002 sale of £88,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 38% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2007. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.