Tamarisk, The Studio, Burthallan Lane, St Ives, TR26 3AA

Tamarisk is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in St Ives (TR26 3AA). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2021 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.

Held since April 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (169 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £200,000 is 42.9% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 16.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.