Melyn Trecos Wartha, Chapel Hill, Ponsanooth, Truro, TR3 7ET

Melyn Trecos Wartha is a five-bedroom detached house in Ponsanooth, Truro, Truro (TR3 7ET). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2014); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.

At 191 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£316/sq ft) was about 34.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £650,000 in November 2023.