Alston Cottage, Mount Pleasant Road, Threemilestone, Truro, TR3 6BB

Alston Cottage is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Threemilestone, Truro, Truro (TR3 6BB). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Across 2002–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £323,000 sits 59.1% above the 2012 sale of £203,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 35.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (159 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Last sold in November 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.