2a Sycamore Apartments, St Ives Road, Carbis Bay, St Ives, TR26 2RT

2a Sycamore Apartments is a semi-detached house in Carbis Bay, St. Ives, St Ives (TR26 2RT). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 38 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (38–58 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

It hasn't traded since October 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 is 32.1% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£481/sq ft) was about 53.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 38 m² it's 15.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (45 m² median across 22 EPCs).