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About Cottage 2
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Cottage 2 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Porthpean, St. Austell, St Austell (PL26 6AY). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since May 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 is 48.5% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 40.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 57 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Cottage 2's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 5)
Nov 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.5 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.
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£294,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2007)
£198,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, Cottage 2 runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 121 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL26 6AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 38 points of interest in total.
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Common questions
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