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Get started40a is a mid-terrace house in Penzance (TR18 2BS). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 37 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–107 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 15 units on file.
At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (82 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
40a's carbon output is low for the local stock.
40a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£125,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
On floor area, 40a runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
37 m²
Street avg 46 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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
Barwis Terrace — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
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Median price across the last 5 sales in TR18 2BS: £222,000 (2023–2019).
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Closest school
0.3 km
Humphry Davy School. 11 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB