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EPC B
About Blacksmiths Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Blacksmiths Cottage is a detached house in Carnon Downs, Truro, Truro (TR3 6LE). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft) and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2017) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 31.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £559,000 is 20.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£309/sq ft) was about 17.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 140 m² it's 19.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 29 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2018 at £465,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Blacksmiths Cottage, Old Carnon Hill, Carnon Downs, Truro, TR3 6LE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Blacksmiths Cottage has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Jul 2019ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed Rear Single Storey Extension and Associated Works
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Blacksmiths Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2015.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£559,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 31.2% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2018)
£465,000
Growth on file: 31.2% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Old Carnon Hill homes
Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Blacksmiths Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,321
Street avg £3,066
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 121 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
Halwyn Close — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TR3 6LE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 32 points of interest in total.
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