Samphire, Higher Boskerris, Carbis Bay, St Ives, TR26 2TL
About Samphire
Samphire is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Carbis Bay, St. Ives, St Ives (TR26 2TL). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft). The latest certificate (January 2016) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.
At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 43 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 67.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £415,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- BalconyYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Heating systemAir source
- Underfloor heatingYes
Energy performance
Samphire ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Samphire has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£405,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 5 years.
£415,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
12 March 2021Most recent
£415,000
+38.3%over 4 years7 September 2016
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR26 2TL: £290,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in TR26 2TL
25 Higher Boskerris, Carbis Bay, St Ives, TR26 2TL
Sold Aug 2025
£265,000The Whitehouse, Higher Boskerris, Carbis Bay, St Ives, TR26 2TL
Sold May 2023
£500,0009 Higher Boskerris, Carbis Bay, St Ives, TR26 2TL
Sold Mar 2023
£290,00047 Higher Boskerris, Carbis Bay, St Ives, TR26 2TL
Sold Oct 2022
£299,950Beach Lodge, Higher Boskerris, Carbis Bay, St Ives, TR26 2TL
Sold May 2022
£225,000
Versus other Higher Boskerris homes
On epc rating, Samphire stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,320
Street avg £2,512
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 11 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Boskerris Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB







