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The Cottage, Alexandra Road, St Ives, TR26 1ER

Notable views4 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
70 m²
753 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Ives (TR26 1ER). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.

Last changed hands 11 years ago, in October 2015. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £302,000 is 38.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 39.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 70 m² it's 29.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 23 EPCs).

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • ParkingYes
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas fired
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about The Cottage

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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 18 May 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Alexandra Road, St Ives, TR26 1ER, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Cottage

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for The Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£302,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 19 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£217,500

Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 October 2015Most recent

    £217,500

    +105.2%over 13 years

  2. 2 July 2002

    £106,000

    +101.9%over 4 years

  3. 21 May 1998

    £52,500

    +9.4%over 1 year

  4. 4 July 1996

    £48,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TR26 1ER: £400,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Alexandra Road homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, The Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,107

Street avg £3,287

On par

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about The Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£312k

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TR26 1EQ

2 bed1 bath
£457k

1 Ayr Lane

TR26 1JL

2 bed1 bath
£308k

1 Bethesda Hill

TR26 1PB

1 bed1 bath
£351k

1 Barnoon Hill

TR26 1AD

1 bed
£254k

1 Baileys Lane

TR26 1LN

1 bed2 bath
£432k

1 Academy Place

TR26 1HH

3 bed1 bath
£631k

1 Bedford Road

TR26 1SP

1 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Ives district page.
Full St Ives report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Rugby Ground — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Ives Junior School. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TR26 1ER from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TR26 1ER

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TR26 1ER

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about The Cottage, Alexandra Road, St Ives, TR26 1ER. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.