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Towans Farm House, Church Road, Lelant, St Ives, TR26 3LD

Listed building5 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
123 m²
1324 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 8
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Towans Farm House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Towans Farm House is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lelant, St. Ives, St Ives (TR26 3LD). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a G (score 8), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£453/sq ft) was about 114.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £599,950. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDouble

Building

  • Listed buildingYes
  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Towans Farm House

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Towans Farm House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G8
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Towans Farm House, Church Road, Lelant, St Ives, TR26 3LD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Towans Farm House has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.

  1. May 2024
    Heritage
    In report

    Listed Building Consent for the application of lime wash to newly introduced lime pointing.

    Agent
    Leslie Cornell Building Restoration Ltd
    Listed
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    PA24/02094
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2024
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order - T1 Bay tree to be pollarded allow more light on the patio area

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    PA24/01230
    View planning record
Before you offer

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Towans Farm House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£613,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£599,950

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 July 2022Most recent

    £599,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in TR26 3LD: £285,000 (2022–2011).

On the street

Versus other Church Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Towans Farm House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,878

Street avg £3,131

Strongly above

Floor Area

123 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 6.2 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Towans Farm House

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£542k

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£478k

1 Fairfield Close, Lelant

TR26 3JY

3 bed1 bath
£410k

1 Park Karrbons, Carbis Bay

TR26 3JJ

3 bed2 bath
£394k

1 Langweath Cottages, Lelant

TR26 3EE

3 bed2 bath
£377k

1 Orchard Villas, Fore Street, Lelant

TR26 3JR

3 bed
£374k

1 Eastleigh, Fore Street, Lelant

TR26 3EQ

3 bed
£582k

1 Abbey Meadow, Lelant

TR26 3LL

5 bed
£290k

1 Fernbank, Fore Street, Lelant

TR26 3EJ

2 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Ives district page.
Full St Ives report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Village Hall — bus stop.

Closest school

1.5 km

Penpol School. 5 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TR26 3LD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TR26 3LD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TR26 3LD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Towans Farm House, Church Road, Lelant, St Ives, TR26 3LD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.