1 Church Close, Lelant, St Ives, TR26 3JX
About 1 Church Close
1 Church Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Lelant, St. Ives, St Ives (TR26 3JX). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since September 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Last sale on file: £538,000 in September 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£495/sq ft) was about 93.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 101 m² it's 17.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 14 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Church Close has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Nov 2023PorchFullIn report
Proposed extension to rear of dwelling, garage and separate garden room. Replacement porch and external cladding
- Agent
- Atelier - Helen Brooks Chartered Architects
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- PA23/07298
- Dec 2022ExtensionOutlineIn report
Prior approval of a larger home extension namely an extension to provide additional kitchen, utility, guest toilet and living space
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- PA22/09887
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Sales history & valuation
1 Church Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£542,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 23 years.
£538,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
26 September 2022Most recent
£538,000
+12.1%over 1 year14 June 2021
£480,000
+68.4%over 6 years17 December 2014
£285,000
+161.5%over 15 years2 September 1999
£109,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR26 3JX: £440,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in TR26 3JX
13 Church Close, Lelant, St Ives, TR26 3JX
Sold May 2025
£430,00017 Church Close, Lelant, St Ives, TR26 3JX
Sold May 2025
£440,00016 Church Close, Lelant, St Ives, TR26 3JX
Sold Nov 2024
£540,0002 Church Close, Lelant, St Ives, TR26 3JX
Sold Aug 2022
£650,00018 Church Close, Lelant, St Ives, TR26 3JX
Sold Apr 2021
£395,000
Versus other Church Close homes
Price per m² for 1 Church Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,327
Street avg £3,594
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
0.3 km
Tyringham Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Penpol School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB







