The Cottage, Point Green, Devoran, Truro, TR3 6NH

The Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Devoran, Truro, Truro (TR3 6NH). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in November 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on wood logs. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 83 m² it's 15.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £405,000 sits 84.1% above the 2013 sale of £219,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 22.2% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in May 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.