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3 sales on record
About 2 Library Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Library Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Penryn (TR10 8AG). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump.
Held since January 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 13.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £208,000 is 20.2% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 36.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).
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.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Library Cottages, Commercial Road, Penryn, TR10 8AG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 Library Cottages has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Dec 2024RenovationHeritageGranted
Listed Building Consent to retain the removal of existing windows and lean to porch on north gable end and retention of existing first floor window to west elevation already carried out
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£208,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.8% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2007)
£173,000
Growth on file: 13.8% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Commercial Road homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
2 Library Cottages outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,932
Street avg £3,284
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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 Penryn district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Kings Arms — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TR10 8AG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 41 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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