Smelters Rest, Quay Road, Devoran, Truro, TR3 6PW
About Smelters Rest
Smelters Rest is a detached house in Devoran, Truro, Truro (TR3 6PW). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). 10 years since the last transfer (August 2016). Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year.
Energy performance
Smelters Rest's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Smelters Rest sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Jun 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to trees in a conservation area (CA), works include fell 1 x eucalyptus and 1 x spruce
- Agent
- Expertrees Ltd
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- PA22/04735
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£619,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 18 years.
£600,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
11 August 2016Most recent
£600,000
+297.4%over 18 years20 May 1998
£151,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR3 6PW: £995,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in TR3 6PW
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£995,000The Boat House, Quay Road, Devoran, Truro, TR3 6PW
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£1,250,000Armando, Quay Road, Devoran, Truro, TR3 6PW
Sold May 2020
£482,500The Anchorage, Quay Road, Devoran, Truro, TR3 6PW
Sold Nov 2017
£600,000
Versus other Quay Road homes
Smelters Rest is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,822
Street avg £3,650
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 171 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
0.2 km
Carclew Terrace — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Devoran School. 3 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
44.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB







