Little Trenethick Farm, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BA
About Little Trenethick Farm
Little Trenethick Farm is a detached house in Mount Hawke, Truro, Truro (TR4 8BA). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 170 m² it's 27.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 3 EPCs). 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £543,000 is 34.1% above the 2020 sale price. Last sale on file: £405,000 in August 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Little Trenethick Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2013New BuildAmendmentIn report
Proposed construction of two dwellings, garages and access (non material amendment in relation to decision notice PA11/00153 dated 04.05.2012) House - East elevation WC window to be reduced, conservatory plinth finish revised, stainless steel flue/Garage - width of garages reduced by 1m, to allow for 2 parking spaces, additional window and garage door repositioned
- Agent
- Oakes Drafting Services Ltd
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- PA13/07259
- May 2013ConditionsIn report
Discharge of planning obligation (relating to affordable housing contribution) dated 03.05.2012 on decision PA11/00153
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- PA13/01396
What's in Little Trenethick Farm, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BA's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£543,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£405,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 August 2020Most recent
£405,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8BA: £220,000 (2023–1999).
Everything we know about Little Trenethick Farm, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
- Am I paying too much?
- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?

Versus the street
Little Trenethick Farm is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 125 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Old School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Mount Hawke Academy. 2 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
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB