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About Step Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Step Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Gorran Haven, St. Austell, St Austell (PL26 6JH). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 906 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since May 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £376,000 is 27.5% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 27.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 84 m² it's 16.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 4 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.
Step Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Feb 2019
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Step Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£376,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 10 years.
Last sold (2009)
£295,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Church Street homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for Step Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
27 (F)
Street avg 37 (F)
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
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
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Austell district page.
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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL26 6JH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 12 points of interest in total.
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Common questions
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