The Studio, Barn A Woon, St Ives, TR26 1HZ

The Studio is a detached house in St Ives (TR26 1HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2016 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (116 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 10 years since the last transfer (November 2016). Across 1997–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £346,000 is 44.2% above the 2016 sale price.