Beech Cottage, Hugus, Truro, TR3 6EQ
About Beech Cottage
Beech Cottage is a detached house in Hugus, Truro, Truro (TR3 6EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 3-band jump.
Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in July 1995. 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 £570,000 sits 1400% above the 1995 sale of £38,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£24/sq ft) was about 70.3% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 150 m² it's 29.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 5 EPCs).
Energy performance
Beech Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Beech Cottage has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2016AmendmentIn report
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of chalet as a single dwelling
Retrospective- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- PA16/02408
- Nov 2013New BuildOutlineIn report
Outline Planning Permission with all matters reserved: Erection of a three bedroom cottage built in the vernacular style using quality local materials
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- PA13/08331
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Beech Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£570,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£38,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 July 1995Most recent
£38,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR3 6EQ: £345,000 (2024–2000).
Versus the street
Habitable Rooms for Beech Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 150 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.5 km
Bus Shelter — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Threemilestone School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB







