5 Academy Terrace, St Ives, TR26 1HJ
About 5 Academy Terrace
5 Academy Terrace is a mid-terrace house in St Ives (TR26 1HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 563 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 26). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2019–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £452,000 is 19.1% below the 2023 sale of £559,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold March 2023 for £559,000.
Energy performance
5 Academy Terrace'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Nov 2020
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
- May 2020Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
The proposed works to include ground floor French doors and changes to window on first floor. The existing front dormer window to be enlarged and the creation of a rear dormer to provide safe access to the attic room with associated internal alterations. A small ground-floor glazed lean-to extension to be made to the rear of the property.
- Agent
- DeVOL Kitchens Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- PA20/00370
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Sales history & valuation
£452,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 3 years.
£559,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2023Most recent
£559,000
+24.2%over 3 years29 November 2019
£450,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in TR26 1HJ: £318,750 (2018–2009).
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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
0.2 km
Tate Gallery — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St Ives Infant School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB







