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Bospowes, Porthrepta Road, Carbis Bay, St Ives, TR26 2NZ

4 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
84 m²
904 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Bospowes

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

Bospowes is a two-bedroom detached house in Carbis Bay, St. Ives, St Ives (TR26 2NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Last sale on file: £390,000 in November 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £454,000 is 16.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£431/sq ft) was about 52.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 84 m² it's 19.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 24 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDetached

Building

  • Central heatingYes
Before you decide

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Bospowes, Porthrepta Road, Carbis Bay, St Ives, TR26 2NZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Bospowes 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.

Price for Bospowes has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£454,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 23 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£390,000

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 November 2020Most recent

    £390,000

    +8.3%over 3 years

  2. 15 June 2017

    £360,000

    +15.4%over 9 years

  3. 4 February 2008

    £312,000

    +292.5%over 10 years

  4. 20 August 1997

    £79,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in TR26 2NZ: £600,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Porthrepta Road homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for Bospowes lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,643

Street avg £4,398

On par

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 129 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Bospowes

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£453k

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£332k

1 Carrack Gladden, Carbis Bay

TR26 2LN

2 bed1 bath
£678k

1 Barepta Cove Apartments, Headland Road, Carbis Bay

TR26 2NU

Flat2 bed2 bath
£548k

1 Carbis Mews, Boskerris Road, Carbis Bay

TR26 2NG

3 bed
£659k

1 Atlantic Lookout, Trelyon Avenue

TR26 2AD

3 bed
£669k

1 Albany Terrace

TR26 2BS

3 bed2 bath
£260k

1 Carbis Water, St Ives Road, Carbis Bay

TR26 2RT

1 bed
£150k

1 Carbis Water, Flat 2, St Ives Road, Carbis Bay

TR26 2RT

Flat1 bed
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.
Full St Ives report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Carbis Bay Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.6 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 2NZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TR26 2NZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TR26 2NZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.1dB

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 Bospowes, Porthrepta Road, Carbis Bay, St Ives, TR26 2NZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.