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3 Fern Cottages, St Ives Road, Carbis Bay, St Ives, TR26 2RT

Notable views5 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
43 m²
463 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Fern Cottages

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

3 Fern Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Carbis Bay, St. Ives, St Ives (TR26 2RT). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views.

Sold July 2021 for £242,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £289,000 is 19.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£524/sq ft) was about 67.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • Summer houseYes
  • Notable viewsYes
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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2021from Mar 2013
Low Energy Lighting
0%67%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Fern Cottages, St Ives Road, Carbis Bay, St Ives, TR26 2RT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Fern Cottages 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 3 Fern Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£289,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 24 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£242,500

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 July 2021Most recent

    £242,500

    +15.5%over 14 years
  2. 11 July 2007

    £210,000

    +38.2%over 1 year
  3. 15 March 2006

    £152,000

    +87.1%over 6 years
  4. 7 October 1999

    £81,250

    +66.0%over 2 years
  5. 28 May 1997

    £48,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in TR26 2RT: £190,000 (2022–2017).

On the street

Versus other St Ives Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Fern Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,640

Street avg £2,722

Strongly above

Floor Area

43 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3 Fern Cottages

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

0.2 km

Boskerris Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 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 2RT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TR26 2RT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TR26 2RT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.9dB

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 3 Fern Cottages, St Ives Road, Carbis Bay, St Ives, TR26 2RT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.