Edwards House, 8 Devoran Lane, Devoran, Truro, TR3 6PA
About Edwards House
Edwards House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Devoran, Truro, Truro (TR3 6PA). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since October 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £579,000 sits 279.7% above the 2000 sale of £152,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 52.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2008. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Edwards House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Planning history
- Dec 2008RenovationFullIn report
Replace existing timber single glazed windows with double glazed timber windows sites: 070573,
New Windows- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- C1/PA07/1889/08/R
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Sales history & valuation
Edwards House's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£579,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£152,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 October 2000Most recent
£152,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR3 6PA: £530,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in TR3 6PA
20 Devoran Lane, Devoran, Truro, TR3 6PA
Sold Aug 2024
£750,00014 Devoran Lane, Devoran, Truro, TR3 6PA
Sold Mar 2024
£765,000The Driffold, 8 Devoran Lane, Devoran, Truro, TR3 6PA
Sold Jan 2024
£442,00016 Devoran Lane, Devoran, Truro, TR3 6PA
Sold Sept 2021
£530,000Pump Cottage, 8 Devoran Lane, Devoran, Truro, TR3 6PA
Sold Mar 2021
£280,000
Versus other Devoran Lane homes
Price per m² for Edwards House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,240
Street avg £3,344
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 7.6 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
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 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
40.5dB







