Lower Saltings, Flat 4, Porthmeor Road, St Ives, TR26 1NP
About Lower Saltings
Lower Saltings is a mid-terrace house in St Ives (TR26 1NP). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in Lower Saltings, where floor areas span 38–73 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (77 versus a worst of 68). The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor.
10 years since the last transfer (July 2016). Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 49 m² it's 29% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 30 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£573/sq ft) was about 15.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Lower Saltings's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Lower Saltings has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Lower Saltings has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£329,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.8% per year over 20 years.
£302,000
Growth on file: 10.8% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
13 July 2016Most recent
£302,000
+20.8%over 4 years30 May 2012
£250,000
+2.0%over 4 years25 January 2008
£245,000
+4.3%over 2 years27 October 2005
£235,000
+250.7%over 7 years23 August 1998
£67,000
+67.5%over 1 year22 October 1996
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR26 1NP: £550,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in TR26 1NP
1 Seawall Court, Porthmeor Road, St Ives, TR26 1NP
Sold May 2023
£700,0001 Porthmeor Beach Flats, Porthmeor Road, St Ives, TR26 1NP
Sold Feb 2022
£550,000Lower Saltings, Flat 1, Porthmeor Road, St Ives, TR26 1NP
Sold Sept 2021
£940,000Porthmeor Court, Flat 7, Porthmeor Road, St Ives, TR26 1NP
Sold Jan 2021
£535,0008 Porthmeor Road, St Ives, TR26 1NP
Sold Dec 2020
£347,500
Versus other Porthmeor Road homes
Lower Saltings outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,163
Street avg £7,391
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.2 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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
1.1 km
St Ives Infant School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB







