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About 5 Ashley Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Ashley Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Penwithick, St. Austell, St Austell (PL26 8UB). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2021 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 127.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £222,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private garden
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)
Mar 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.5 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.
Latest sale on 5 Ashley Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2022)
£222,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Ashley Close homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 5 Ashley Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,810
Street avg £1,436
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL26 8UB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
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