8 St James Street, Penzance, TR18 2BT

8 St James Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Penzance (TR18 2BT). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90).

Held since October 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 52 m² it's 16.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 29 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £189,000 is 46.5% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 34.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2002.