Goonglaze Cottage, Goonlaze, Stithians, Truro, TR3 7AP

Goonglaze Cottage is a semi-detached house in Stithians, Truro, Truro (TR3 7AP). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2014); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since June 1996, a hold of 30 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. At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £329,000 sits 354.7% above the 1996 sale of £72,350. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£56/sq ft) was about 61.7% below the postcode norm.