Lauriston, Boskerris Road, Carbis Bay, St Ives, TR26 2NQ

Lauriston is a four-bedroom detached house in Carbis Bay, St. Ives, St Ives (TR26 2NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony and a self-contained annexe.

At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in April 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across 2000–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £773,000 is 28.8% above the 2015 sale price.