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Police House, Longstone Hill, Carbis Bay, St Ives, TR26 2LJ

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
105 m²
1130 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Police House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Police House is a detached house in Carbis Bay, St. Ives, St Ives (TR26 2LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 38 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£442/sq ft) was about 106.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £500,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2022from Mar 2016
EPC improved fromF38toD65
Main Fuel
OilGas

Switched from oil to mains gas, reducing emissions and costs

Hot Water
Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Roof
GoodVery Good

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
53%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Police House, Longstone Hill, Carbis Bay, St Ives, TR26 2LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Police House has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Police House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£521,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 6 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£500,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 August 2022Most recent

    £500,000

    +33.3%over 6 years
  2. 14 August 2016

    £375,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TR26 2LJ: £245,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Longstone Hill homes

Four headline reads against 34 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Police House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,762

Street avg £2,693

Strongly above

Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 74 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Police House

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Ives district page.

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

Longstone Cross — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Uny CofE Academy. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TR26 2LJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TR26 2LJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TR26 2LJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Police House, Longstone Hill, Carbis Bay, St Ives, TR26 2LJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.