Polkerris, Gover Hill, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BH
About Polkerris
Polkerris is a two-bedroom detached house in Mount Hawke, Truro, Truro (TR4 8BH). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a self-contained annexe.
Most recent transfer: June 2018 at £270,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £343,000 is 27% above the 2018 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Polkerris'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 May 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Oct 2021DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Demolish extension on south elevation and replace with single storey extension. Installation of water treatment plant and drainage field. Timber frame conservatory to west elevation. Change roof type over existing single storey extensions.
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- PA21/07253
What's in Polkerris, Gover Hill, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£343,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 19 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
7 June 2018Most recent
£270,000
-1.8%over 11 years3 August 2006
£275,000
+37.5%over 3 years22 May 2003
£200,000
+95.1%over 3 years29 July 1999
£102,500
Median price across the last 3 sales in TR4 8BH: £33,500 (2016–1996).
Everything we know about Polkerris, in one report
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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
0.7 km
Old School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Mount Hawke Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB