Dove Cottage, Higher Tregajorran, Carn Brea, Redruth, TR15 3YX

Dove Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Carn Brea, Redruth, Redruth (TR15 3YX). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 sits 53.7% above the 2013 sale of £285,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£198/sq ft) was about 16.7% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 134 m² it's 21.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 13 years since the last transfer (February 2013).