Hugus Chapel, Hugus, Truro, TR3 6EQ
About Hugus Chapel
Hugus Chapel is a detached house in Hugus, Truro, Truro (TR3 6EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since September 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 32.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £544,000 sits 57.7% above the 2003 sale of £345,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
Hugus Chapel's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Hugus Chapel has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Feb 2023RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent for the of replacement rainwater goods and soakaway drains, replacement external doors and windows and Internal replacement kitchen works
- Agent
- CAD Architects Limited - Truro
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- PA23/00061
- Oct 2016HeritageIn report
Listed building consent for the installation of a log burner in the lounge of Hugus Chapel and a flue system on the northeast elevation halfway along the roof
Listed- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- PA16/07259
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Hugus Chapel has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£544,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 32.9% per year over 6 years.
£345,000
Growth on file: 32.9% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
25 September 2003Most recent
£345,000
+82.5%over 3 years22 August 2000
£189,000
+125.0%over 2 years25 September 1997
£84,000
+52.7%10 April 1997
£55,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in TR3 6EQ: £315,000 (2024–1995).
Versus the street
CO₂ Emissions for Hugus Chapel lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 148 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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







