2 Council Houses, Penrose, Wadebridge, PL27 7TB
About 2 Council Houses
2 Council Houses is a semi-detached house in Penrose, Wadebridge, Wadebridge (PL27 7TB). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2016 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on wood logs.
Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£419/sq ft) was about 104.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 81 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 20 EPCs). Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £365,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
2 Council Houses's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Council Houses has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Council Houses has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2006.
£364,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 16 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
19 September 2022Most recent
£365,000
+138.6%over 16 years12 April 2006
£153,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL27 7TB: £600,000 (2023–2021).
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Versus the street
2 Council Houses is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,506
Street avg £3,086
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Chapel — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
Trevisker Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB







