The Whitehouse, Higher Boskerris, Carbis Bay, St Ives, TR26 2TL

The Whitehouse is a semi-detached house in Carbis Bay, St. Ives, St Ives (TR26 2TL). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 59 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across The Whitehouse (35–59 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 69). The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2022); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £205,000 is 59% below the 2023 sale of £500,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£787/sq ft) was about 325.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 59 m² it's 26.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 43 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold May 2023 for £500,000.