Blacksmiths Cottage, Old Carnon Hill, Carnon Downs, Truro, TR3 6LE
About Blacksmiths Cottage
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).
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 16.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (121 m² median across 32 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2015–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 31.2% per year. 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. Most recent transfer: October 2018 at £465,000.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Blacksmiths Cottage has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Jul 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed Rear Single Storey Extension and Associated Works
- Agent
- Cornwall Planning Group
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- PA19/04693
- Sept 2016New BuildFullIn report
Revised design for the Construction of a detached dwelling (previously approved under PA15/11086) with amended boundary wall design.
- Agent
- Charles Green Design
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- PA16/06424
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Blacksmiths Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
30-day money-back guarantee
Sales history & valuation
Blacksmiths Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2015.
£559,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 31.2% per year over 4 years.
£465,000
Growth on file: 31.2% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
24 October 2018Most recent
£465,000
+165.7%over 3 years20 March 2015
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR3 6LE: £400,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in TR3 6LE
Lamorna, Old Carnon Hill, Carnon Downs, Truro, TR3 6LE
Sold Mar 2025
£536,000Brookvale, Old Carnon Hill, Carnon Downs, Truro, TR3 6LE
Sold Mar 2024
£400,0002 Tyrrells, Old Carnon Hill, Carnon Downs, Truro, TR3 6LE
Sold Dec 2023
£499,950Glendower, Old Carnon Hill, Carnon Downs, Truro, TR3 6LE
Sold Mar 2022
£323,000Tree Tops, Old Carnon Hill, Carnon Downs, Truro, TR3 6LE
Sold Nov 2021
£100,000
Versus other Old Carnon Hill homes
On epc rating, Blacksmiths Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,321
Street avg £3,088
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 120 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Years Held
8 years
Street avg 9 years
Similar properties nearby
1 Carclew Terrace, Devoran
TR3 6PN
1 Ashfield, Forth Coth, Carnon Downs
TR3 6HJ
1 Carnon Valley, Carnon Downs
TR3 6LG
1 Belmont Terrace, Devoran
TR3 6PX
1 Carriage House, Killiow
TR3 6AG
1 Ash Tree Close, Carnon Downs
TR3 6GS
1 Cherry Orchard, Lower Hugus Road, Threemilestone
TR3 6BD
1 Bolitho Villas, Killiow
TR3 6AG
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
0.1 km
Halwyn Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Devoran School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB







