Tree Tops, Old Carnon Hill, Carnon Downs, Truro, TR3 6LE
About Tree Tops
Tree Tops is a two-bedroom detached house in Carnon Downs, Truro, Truro (TR3 6LE). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2012 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 sits 143% above the 2021 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 54.7% below the postcode norm. At 77 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £100,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Tree Tops has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2022ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed development of a rear, single storey extension.
- Agent
- Enys Surveying Ltd
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- PA22/02444
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£243,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£100,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 November 2021Most recent
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR3 6LE: £460,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in TR3 6LE
Lamorna, Old Carnon Hill, Carnon Downs, Truro, TR3 6LE
Sold Mar 2025
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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
£323,0001 Tyrrells, Old Carnon Hill, Carnon Downs, Truro, TR3 6LE
Sold Sept 2021
£460,000
Versus other Old Carnon Hill homes
Tree Tops is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,299
Street avg £3,185
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Halwyn Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Devoran School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB







