2b, Bedford Road, St Ives, TR26 1SP
About 2b
2b is an end-of-terrace house in St Ives (TR26 1SP). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2022); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 is 47.9% above the 2021 sale price. Sold August 2021 for £190,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system changed
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
2b has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- May 2021AmendmentIn report
Certificate of Lawful Development for an existing use namely for the entire property to be used as a residential dwelling house
Retrospective- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- PA20/10703
- Nov 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Construction of first floor extensionHead No(s): 44069
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- W1/07/P/1182
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Sales history & valuation
2b's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£281,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.0% per year over 17 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: -1.0% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
12 August 2021Most recent
£190,000
-13.6%over 14 years10 June 2007
£220,000
-2.2%over 2 years17 October 2004
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR26 1SP: £400,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in TR26 1SP
Versus other Bedford Road homes
2b is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £3,761
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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
0.1 km
Cinema — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Ives Infant School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB