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Get startedCareless Whisper is a one-bedroom detached house in Lelant, St. Ives, St Ives (TR26 3DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 18.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £235,000 is 35.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£462/sq ft) was about 134% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in March 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
Careless Whisper's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Careless Whisper has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
Extension: Single storey
Single storey extension and associated works to match previous approved application PA16/03159
Careless Whisper valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£235,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.4% per year over 2 years.
£174,000
Growth on file: 18.4% per year over 2 years.
Careless Whisper outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,971
Street avg £2,537
Floor Area
35 m²
Street avg 316 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
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
Village Hall — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Single storey
Single storey extension
2 more applications for this property
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24 March 2017Most recent
£174,000
+39.2%over 1 year7 April 2015
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR26 3DJ: £380,000 (2020–2014).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.8 t/year
Street avg 13.7 t/year
TR26 3JP
Closest school
1.4 km
Penpol School. 5 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB
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