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Get started16 Fortescue Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Foxhole, St. Austell, St Austell (PL26 7XT). It has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (around 2024 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 12.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £403,000 sits 67.9% above the 2015 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 44.6% below the postcode norm. At 188 m² the property is well over the postcode median (46 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2012. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (June 2015).
16 Fortescue Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Feb 2025
Loft conversion and alterations to the property.
Latest sale on 16 Fortescue Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£403,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.2% per year over 4 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 12.2% per year over 4 years.
Floor Area for 16 Fortescue Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,277
Street avg £2,507
Floor Area
188 m²
Street avg 49 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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10 June 2015Most recent
£240,000
+52.9%over 3 years30 September 2011
£157,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL26 7XT: £150,000 (2025–2025).
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
PL26 7BQ
Goverseth Terrace — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Foxhole Learning Academy. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB
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