Bay Cottage, St Ives Road, Carbis Bay, St Ives, TR26 2RT

Bay Cottage is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Carbis Bay, St. Ives, St Ives (TR26 2RT). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

It hasn't traded since March 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (42 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £422,000 sits 573% above the 1996 sale of £62,700. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£57/sq ft) was about 82.4% below the postcode norm.