Tilly Thomas Cottage, Wills Lane, St Ives, TR26 1AF
About Tilly Thomas Cottage
Tilly Thomas Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Ives (TR26 1AF). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
A recent sale: £288,000 in July 2025. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 May 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Tilly Thomas Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Tilly Thomas Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£298,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 29 years.
£288,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
17 July 2025Most recent
£288,000
+17.6%over 8 years30 November 2016
£245,000
+716.7%over 20 years12 September 1996
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR26 1AF: £290,000 (2023–2015).
Versus other Wills Lane homes
On years held, Tilly Thomas Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,236
Street avg £5,644
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Royal Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Ives Infant School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB







