Flat 5, 38 Chapel Street, Penzance, TR18 4AQ

Flat 5 is a four-bedroom detached house in Penzance (TR18 4AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 173 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (79–173 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 6 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. 7 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 28.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2024 at £475,000.