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4 sales on record
About Pump Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Pump Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Devoran, Truro, Truro (TR3 6PA). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £310,000 is 10.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 66.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (149 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold March 2021 for £280,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2011. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parking
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Sept 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Pump Cottage, 8 Devoran Lane, Devoran, Truro, TR3 6PA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Mar 2011RenovationFullGranted
Replacement windows to property
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£310,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2021)
£280,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Devoran Lane homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Pump Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£4,375
Street avg £3,241
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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
Church — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TR3 6PA 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.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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