Victory Cottage, Towan Cross, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BN
About Victory Cottage
Victory Cottage is a detached house in Mount Hawke, Truro, Truro (TR4 8BN). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a G (score 10), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (February 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs.
At 109 m² it sits well below the postcode median (166 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 13 years since the last transfer (May 2013). Today's modelled estimate of £417,000 is 43.8% above the 2013 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Victory Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Victory Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Aug 2023ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Construction of side and rear extensions without compliance with Condition 2 of decision notice PA22/07718 dated 22.11.2022.
- Agent
- Oakes Drafting Services Ltd
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- PA23/03830
- Nov 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Construction of side and rear extensions.
- Agent
- Oakes Drafting Services Ltd
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- PA22/07718
What's in Victory Cottage, Towan Cross, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£417,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£290,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 May 2013Most recent
£290,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in TR4 8BN: £447,500 (2007–2005).
Nearby sales in TR4 8BN
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Versus other Towan Cross homes
Victory Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
10 (G)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 175 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 8.2 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
Victory Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Mount Hawke Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB