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Fern Cottage, Rosehill, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AR

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
177 m²
1905 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Fern Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Fern Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro (TR4 8AR). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1905 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in August 1998. 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 £611,000 sits 523.5% above the 1998 sale of £98,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Fern Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Fern Cottage, Rosehill, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at Fern Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

  1. Jul 2014
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Felling of Sycamore tree

    Agent
    Atlas Tree Services
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    PA14/05389
    View planning record
  2. Dec 2010
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Works to two sycamore trees

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    PA10/07196
    View planning record

What's in Fern Cottage, Rosehill, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AR's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Fern Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).

Current estimate

£611,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1998)

£98,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 August 1998Most recent

    £98,000

Median price across the last 1 sales in TR4 8AR: £2,146,000 (2023–2023).

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Truro district page.
Full Truro report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Porthtowan Turn — bus stop.

Closest school

2.3 km

Mount Hawke Academy. 1 school nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TR4 8AR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TR4 8AR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TR4 8AR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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