Detached 2 sales on record

15 GREAT CHARLES CLOSE

ST STEPHEN, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL26 7PW

£345,000

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View PL26 7PW

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Great Charles Close	0.1 miles
Shop	Cutting Edge Hair & Beauty	0.1 miles
Train station	St. Columb Road	4.2 miles
Hospital	Royal Cornwall Hospital	10.5 miles
University	Peninsula Dental School	10.6 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

114 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1991-1995

Last sold

£345,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£3,026/m²

Local average

£499,595 (31 sales)

Street crime

23 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: E

Potential rating: D

Inspection date: 02/02/2024

Expiry date: 01/02/2034

Current heating cost: £1,267/year

Potential heating cost: £1,081/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £11,700

EPC E or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Replacement glazing units (£1,000 - £1,400)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	13/03/2026	£345,000	Detached	+22.3%	£346,495 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	15/11/2019	£282,000	Detached	—	£341,718 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£345,000
listed	13/03/2025	£350,000
sold	01/01/2019	£282,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
51 TRETHOSA ROAD, ST STEPHEN, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL26 7PZ	£270,000	08/12/2025	Detached
28 TRETHOSA ROAD, ST STEPHEN, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL26 7PX	£325,000	28/09/2022	Detached
18 GREAT CHARLES CLOSE, ST STEPHEN, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL26 7PW	£435,000	06/05/2022	Detached
4 TREGARGUS VIEW, ST STEPHEN, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL26 7PS	£470,000	24/02/2022	Detached
48 TRETHOSA ROAD, ST STEPHEN, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL26 7PZ	£300,000	27/01/2022	Detached
7 DABRYN WAY, ST STEPHEN, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL26 7PF	£180,000	22/12/2021	Detached
9 DABRYN WAY, ST STEPHEN, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL26 7PF	£232,000	08/10/2021	Detached
17 DABRYN WAY, ST STEPHEN, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL26 7PF	£275,000	16/09/2021	Detached
20 CHURCHTOWN MEADOWS, ST STEPHEN, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL26 7NF	£261,000	30/07/2021	Detached

Area average: £305,333 (9 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 52.6%

10y growth 136.2%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Cornwall. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 2.9%

5y (index) 10.6%

10y (index) 36.3%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Cornwall. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £903/mo

Realistic £1,003/mo

Optimistic £1,103/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Cornwall.

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Gwindra Road, PL26	£960/mo	2	0.35 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £960/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.28%

Max investor price (0.8%) £120,000

Target investor price (1%) £96,000

Gross yield 3.3%

Cost-to-rent ratio 29.9×

Monthly cashflow £-520/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -6.2%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	9
Other crime	3
Other theft	3
Possession of weapons	3
Anti-social behaviour	2
Burglary	1
Criminal damage and arson	1
Drugs	1
Total incidents	23

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
St Stephen Churchtown Academy	Primary	0.1 miles	Good — 10 Oct 2018
Brannel School	Secondary	0.7 miles	Good — 26 May 2022
Foxhole Learning Academy	Primary	1.4 miles	Good — 11 Jun 2024
Nanpean Community Primary School	Primary	1.8 miles	Requires improvement — 5 Dec 2022
St Dennis Primary Academy	Primary	2.7 miles	Good — 19 Mar 2023

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
07/05/2012	19/04/2012	—	1
17/01/2011	16/12/2010	—	2

# 15 GREAT CHARLES CLOSE, ST STEPHEN, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL26 7PW

## Property details

- Slug: `7a1ca88` (address key hash: `7a1ca8803d6c663f5436f5b2e5bffd2ca57d914b`)
- Postcode: PL26 7PW
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 114 m²
- EPC rating: E
- Year built: England and Wales: 1991-1995
- Last sold: £345,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £3,026/m²
- Local average: £499,595 (31 sales)
- Street crime: 23 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £345,000
- Date: 2026-03-13
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** E
- **Potential rating:** D
- **Expiry date:** 01/02/2034
- **Current heating cost:** £1,267/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £11,700

### Recommendations
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- O3 (£1,000 - £1,400)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0321-3034-9202-7594-4204)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-13 | £345,000 | Detached | +22.3% | £346,495 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29c-f0f1-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2019-11-15 | £282,000 | Detached | — | £341,718 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/9b361206-0720-1904-e053-6b04a8c0eeb5) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 15 GREAT CHARLES CLOSE, ST STEPHEN, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL26 7PW | £345,000 | 13/03/2026 | Detached |
| 15 GREAT CHARLES CLOSE, ST STEPHEN, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL26 7PW | £282,000 | 15/11/2019 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [159358259](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/bb378d6)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £345,000 |
| listed | 2025-03-13 | £350,000 |
| sold | 2019-01-01 | £282,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 51 TRETHOSA ROAD, ST STEPHEN, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL26 7PZ | £270,000 | 08/12/2025 | Detached |
| 28 TRETHOSA ROAD, ST STEPHEN, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL26 7PX | £325,000 | 28/09/2022 | Detached |
| 18 GREAT CHARLES CLOSE, ST STEPHEN, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL26 7PW | £435,000 | 06/05/2022 | Detached |
| 4 TREGARGUS VIEW, ST STEPHEN, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL26 7PS | £470,000 | 24/02/2022 | Detached |
| 48 TRETHOSA ROAD, ST STEPHEN, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL26 7PZ | £300,000 | 27/01/2022 | Detached |
| 7 DABRYN WAY, ST STEPHEN, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL26 7PF | £180,000 | 22/12/2021 | Detached |
| 9 DABRYN WAY, ST STEPHEN, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL26 7PF | £232,000 | 08/10/2021 | Detached |
| 17 DABRYN WAY, ST STEPHEN, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL26 7PF | £275,000 | 16/09/2021 | Detached |
| 20 CHURCHTOWN MEADOWS, ST STEPHEN, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL26 7NF | £261,000 | 30/07/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £305,333 (9 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 52.6%
- **10y growth:** 136.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Cornwall; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 10.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 36.3%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Cornwall). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £903/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,003/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,103/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Gwindra Road, PL26 | £960/mo | 2 | 0.35 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £960/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.28% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £120,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £96,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £960/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 29.9×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-520/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -6.2%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 9 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **23** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| St Stephen Churchtown Academy | Primary | 0.1 miles | Good — 10 Oct 2018 |
| Brannel School | Secondary | 0.7 miles | Good — 26 May 2022 |
| Foxhole Learning Academy | Primary | 1.4 miles | Good — 11 Jun 2024 |
| Nanpean Community Primary School | Primary | 1.8 miles | Requires improvement — 5 Dec 2022 |
| St Dennis Primary Academy | Primary | 2.7 miles | Good — 19 Mar 2023 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 2 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #8836502
- **Address:** 15 Great Charles Close, St. Stephen, PL26 7PW
- **Certificate Issued:** 07/05/2012
- **Work Completed:** 19/04/2012
- **Items:** 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #7905415
- **Address:** 15 Great Charles Close, St. Stephen, PL26 7PW
- **Certificate Issued:** 17/01/2011
- **Work Completed:** 16/12/2010
- **Items:** 2 door(s)