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About The Old Post Office
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Old Post Office is an end-of-terrace house in Carthew, St. Austell, St Austell (PL26 8XG). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 864 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 39). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £182,000 sits 304.4% above the 1998 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£52/sq ft) was about 58.1% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Old Post Office'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jul 2021
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The Old Post Office's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£182,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1998)
£45,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², The Old Post Office runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£561
Street avg £1,752
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL26 8XG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
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