5 Bedford Road, St Ives, TR26 1SP
About 5 Bedford Road
5 Bedford Road is a mid-terrace house in St Ives (TR26 1SP). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 43 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 15 years since the last transfer (September 2011). Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £523,000 is 40.4% above the 2011 sale price.
Energy performance
5 Bedford Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Bedford Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Bedford Road
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£523,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.5% per year over 12 years.
£372,500
Growth on file: 11.5% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
20 September 2011Most recent
£372,500
+2.1%over 3 years8 October 2007
£365,000
+1.4%over 9 months16 January 2007
£360,000
+8.1%over 2 years20 June 2004
£333,000
+75.3%over 2 years18 June 2002
£190,000
+84.5%over 2 years12 November 1999
£103,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR26 1SP: £400,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in TR26 1SP
Versus other Bedford Road homes
Floor Area for 5 Bedford Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,534
Street avg £3,760
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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.
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
47.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB







