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Fox Cottage, Trencrom Lane, Carbis Bay, St Ives, TR26 2TD

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
96 m²
1032 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Fox Cottage

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

Fox Cottage is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Carbis Bay, St. Ives, St Ives (TR26 2TD). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1032 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 13 years since the last transfer (January 2013). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an annexe approved in 2018. Past consents include an annexe and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £541,000 is 37% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£383/sq ft) was about 28.7% 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

  • Bedrooms3
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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.

Fox Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Sept 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Fox Cottage, Trencrom Lane, Carbis Bay, St Ives, TR26 2TD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Mar 2018
    AnnexFull
    In report

    Application for the proposed demolition of existing garage and formation of new annexe/home office, including widening of existing access.

    Agent
    C J Morford Ltd (Truro)
    Demolition
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    PA17/11967
    View planning record

What's in Fox Cottage, Trencrom Lane, Carbis Bay, St Ives, TR26 2TD's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Fox Cottage saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£541,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 6 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2013)

£395,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 January 2013Most recent

    £395,000

    +5.3%over 1 year
  2. 25 July 2011

    £375,000

    +17.2%over 1 year
  3. 9 May 2010

    £320,000

    +18.5%over 3 years
  4. 10 January 2007

    £270,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TR26 2TD: £515,000 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other Trencrom Lane homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Fox Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,119

Street avg £4,806

Below

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 139 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Fox Cottage

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

0.3 km

Longstone Cross — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 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 2TD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TR26 2TD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TR26 2TD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
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75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Fox Cottage, Trencrom Lane, Carbis Bay, St Ives, TR26 2TD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.