3a, Higher Market Street, Penryn, TR10 8ED
About 3a
3a is a mid-terrace house in Penryn (TR10 8ED). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2018 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity. At 93 m² this is the 14th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–124 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 19 units on file.
At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£175/sq ft) was about 19.4% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £175,000 in June 2018.
Energy performance
3a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
3a has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Sept 2017HeritageIn report
Listed building consent to take down the remaining part of a brick chimney stack which has become dangerous and subject to imminent collapse (Retrospective)
ListedRetrospective- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- PA17/05092
What's in 3a, Higher Market Street, Penryn, TR10 8ED's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
3a has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£186,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.1% per year over 22 years.
£175,000
Growth on file: 10.1% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
24 June 2018Most recent
£175,000
+742.8%over 22 years15 April 1996
£20,765
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR10 8ED: £204,630 (2025–2019).
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Sold Jan 2021
£210,00015c, Higher Market Street, Penryn, TR10 8ED
Sold Sept 2020
£123,0009a, Higher Market Street, Penryn, TR10 8ED
Sold Sept 2019
£204,630
Versus other Higher Market Street homes
3a is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,882
Street avg £3,296
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Closest school
0.9 km
Penryn Primary Academy. 11 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







