Old Court Cottage, Lelant, St Ives, TR26 3EB
About Old Court Cottage
Old Court Cottage is a semi-detached house in Lelant, St. Ives, St Ives (TR26 3EB). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 84 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 8 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2002–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £378,000 is 18.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 48.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2020 at £320,000.
Energy performance
Old Court Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Old Court Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Aug 2021RenovationFullIn report
Installation of new windows and doors, the re-ordering and replacement of the kitchen, and provision of a replacement summerhouse with hardstanding.
- Agent
- Chartwood Planning
New Windows- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- PA21/03347
- Aug 2021HeritageIn report
Listed Building consent for the installation of new windows and doors, the re-ordering and replacement of the kitchen, and provision of a replacement summerhouse with hardstanding.
- Agent
- Chartwood Planning
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- PA21/03348
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£378,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 18 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
13 November 2020Most recent
£320,000
+48.8%over 16 years1 December 2003
£215,000
+26.5%over 1 year1 November 2002
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR26 3EB: £499,150 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in TR26 3EB
Woodlands, The Coach House, Lelant, St Ives, TR26 3EB
Sold Jul 2025
£600,000Old Court House, Lelant, St Ives, TR26 3EB
Sold Feb 2024
£600,0003 The Old Wesleyan Chapel, Lelant, St Ives, TR26 3EB
Sold Jun 2023
£255,000Blue Door Cottage, Lelant, St Ives, TR26 3EB
Sold Dec 2022
£250,000The Cottage, Lelant, St Ives, TR26 3EB
Sold Mar 2021
£499,150
Versus the street
On epc rating, Old Court Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,810
Street avg £3,863
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
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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
0.0 km
Woodlands — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
St Erth Community Primary School. 5 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
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB







