Chycornick Villa, Chycornick Terrace, Gulval, Penzance, TR18 3BU

Chycornick Villa is a six-bedroom detached house in Gulval, Penzance, Penzance (TR18 3BU). It has a recorded floor area of 307 m² (around 3305 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 22.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 51.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 307 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £870,000.