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3 sales on record
About Alverton Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Alverton Cottage is a seven-bedroom detached house in Penzance (TR18 4TG). It has a recorded floor area of 472 m² (around 5081 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £927,000 is 35.8% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 50.6% below the postcode norm. At 472 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 7 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 13 years since the last transfer (July 2013).
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms7
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Alverton Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Oct 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Alverton Cottage, Alverton Road, Penzance, TR18 4TG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Feb 2026Tree WorksTreesDecided not to make a TPO (TCA apps)
Works to Tree within a Conservation Area (TCA) - T1 - Monterey Cypress - Remove. T2 - Pittosporum - Pollard.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Alverton Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£927,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2013)
£682,500
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Alverton Road homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Alverton Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,446
Street avg £3,347
Floor Area
472 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
13 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Penzance district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TR18 4TG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 41 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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