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Bucklawren, Holywell Road, Playing Place, Truro, TR3 6EP

6 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Bucklawren

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Bucklawren is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Playing Place, Truro, Truro (TR3 6EP). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

Sold February 2024 for £395,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 87 m² it's 20.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 21 EPCs). Across 2003–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£422/sq ft) was about 119.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenFront
  • DrivewayYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jan 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Bucklawren, Holywell Road, Playing Place, Truro, TR3 6EP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Bucklawren has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

  1. Apr 2008
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Front of property

    Single storey front conservatory sites: 130753,

    Extension
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    C1/PA13/0496/08/R
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2005
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erctn of single storey rear conservatory, instal of 1 door & bricking up of the garage door with insertion of window sites: 130753,

    Extension
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    C1/PA13/1590/05/R
    View planning record
Before you offer

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Bucklawren has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.

Current estimate

£401,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£395,000

Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 February 2024Most recent

    £395,000

    +31.7%over 3 years
  2. 20 August 2020

    £299,950

    +22.4%over 4 years
  3. 7 April 2016

    £245,000

    -2.0%
  4. 7 April 2016

    £250,000

    +25.0%over 10 years
  5. 25 April 2005

    £200,000

    +37.9%over 1 year
  6. 29 May 2003

    £145,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TR3 6EP: £235,000 (2024–2019).

On the street

Versus other Holywell Road homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Bucklawren runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,540

Street avg £2,772

Strongly above

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Bucklawren

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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£14.99one-off

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Truro district page.

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

0.1 km

Post Office — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Kea Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TR3 6EP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TR3 6EP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TR3 6EP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.0dB

Low
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60 dB
65 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Bucklawren, Holywell Road, Playing Place, Truro, TR3 6EP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.