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Get startedTarka Lodge is a detached house in Coombe, St. Austell, St Austell (PL26 7LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since April 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £524,000 is 39.7% above the 2015 sale price. At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). 11 years since the last transfer (October 2015).
Tarka Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£524,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 16 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 16 years.
EPC Rating for Tarka Lodge lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,641
Street avg £3,068
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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
1.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Solar water heating installed
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21 October 2015Most recent
£375,000
+17.2%over 11 years5 March 2004
£320,000
+161.2%over 4 years12 August 1999
£122,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL26 7LJ: £267,000 (2024–2011).
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
PL26 7UP
Long Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Brannel School. 2 schools nearby.
Flood risk
Medium
From the Environment Agency.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB
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