4 Lifeboat Flats, Wharf Road, St Ives, TR26 1LF
About 4 Lifeboat Flats
4 Lifeboat Flats is a mid-terrace house in St Ives (TR26 1LF). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in August 1999. At 51 m² it's 22.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 26.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £232,000 sits 205.3% above the 1999 sale of £76,000.
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Energy performance
4 Lifeboat Flats sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
4 Lifeboat Flats has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
4 Lifeboat Flats's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£232,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 26.2% per year over 1 year.
£76,000
Growth on file: 26.2% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
12 August 1999Most recent
£76,000
+26.7%over 1 year6 August 1998
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR26 1LF: £177,550 (2022–1999).
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Versus other Wharf Road homes
On epc rating, 4 Lifeboat Flats runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,490
Street avg £3,008
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 2.2 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
0.3 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