Creek Cottage, Cowlands, Kea, Truro, TR3 6AT
About Creek Cottage
Creek Cottage is a detached house in Kea, Truro, Truro (TR3 6AT). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in October 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £753,000 sits 437.9% above the 1997 sale of £140,000. At 134 m² it sits well below the postcode median (203 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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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
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Creek Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Creek Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£753,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£140,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 October 1997Most recent
£140,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in TR3 6AT: £280,000 (2019–2001).
Versus other Cowlands homes
Creek Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
72 (C)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 238 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 15.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
Trelissick — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Kea Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB