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6 sales on record
About Driftwood Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Driftwood Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Porthpean, St. Austell, St Austell (PL26 6AY). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £277,000 is 10.6% below the 2025 sale of £310,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£543/sq ft) was about 138% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was November 2025 at £310,000 — fresh data. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for Driftwood Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£277,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 28 years.
Last sold (2025)
£310,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for Driftwood Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 122 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
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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
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