5 Ridgewood Close, St Austell, PL26 6AT

5 Ridgewood Close is a six-bedroom detached house in St Austell (PL26 6AT). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot.

Held since December 2001 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (160 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £718,000 sits 196.7% above the 2001 sale of £242,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£108/sq ft) was about 41.6% below the postcode norm. 8 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.