Jubilee Cottage, Polgooth, St. Austell, Cornwall PL26 7BP
South West
£65,000Guide Price
Listed on 09/11/2026
Listed on 09/11/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
Semi DetachedFeatures
- Garden
Description
Offered at auction, this two-bedroom semi-detached house is in the village of Polgooth, within driving distance of St Austell and Charlestown and close to St Austell Golf Club and the Cornwall Hotel and Spa. The accommodation is arranged over two floors, with an entrance hall, living room and kitchen on the ground floor, and two bedrooms and a shower room above. Outside, the property has a rear garden and timber outbuildings.
The house is described as requiring modernisation and refurbishment, with scope to add value. The sale is by live-streamed, unconditional auction, with contracts exchanged at the point of sale. Buyers should review the legal pack and auction terms, including the deposit, buyer’s fee and any special conditions, and make their own enquiries before bidding. The seller’s note reports Japanese knotweed on site but says there is no supporting documentation. The property is freehold and has an EPC rating of E.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
45out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: LOW
At a £65,000 guide price, this two-bedroom Polgooth house offers a clear heavy-renovation project, with the living space, kitchen, shower room and garden all showing substantial scope for improvement. The photos show damaged and dated finishes, staining in several rooms, and a heavily overgrown garden; the deteriorated outbuildings also need assessing. The main roof condition is not established, and the listing says Japanese knotweed may be present, without supporting documentation.
The location close to St Austell and Charlestown gives the project a useful setting, but the score is held back by the scale of the work and gaps in the value evidence. Floor area is missing, so value against local £/sqf cannot yet be judged. This is an auction guide price, and bidding can take the hammer above the guide, so the eventual price may not stay this cheap.
Key opportunities
- Rebuild the dated living spaces with fresh finishes and flooring, using the existing two-bedroom layout as a starting point.
- Replace the worn kitchen and renew the shower room to create a more cohesive, modern interior.
- Clear and reshape the overgrown rear garden, then assess whether the timber outbuildings are worth repairing or better removed.
Key risks
- Damaged ceilings and staining in several rooms need investigation to establish their cause and the extent of repairs.
- The listing mentions possible Japanese knotweed but provides no supporting documentation; establish its presence and implications.
- Stripped-back finishes, damaged areas and the garden and outbuilding work make this a heavy, multi-part programme; allow for a full interior rebuild and substantial external clearance rather than a cosmetic refresh.
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Transport
Nearest stations
St Austell Rail Station
1.8 miles
Train · St Austell
Par Rail Station
5.5 miles
Train · Par
Bugle Rail Station
5.6 miles
Train · Bugle
Luxulyan Rail Station
5.7 miles
Train · Luxulyan
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