Whipporwill, Towan Cross, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BN
About Whipporwill
Whipporwill is a detached house in Mount Hawke, Truro, Truro (TR4 8BN). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 211 m² the property is well over the postcode median (147 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Whipporwill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation upgraded
Planning history
- Feb 2016ConditionsIn report
Submission of details to discharge Condition 3 in respect of decision notice PA13/05852
- Reference
- PA16/01168
- Jul 2014ConditionsIn report
Submission of details to discharge conditions 2 and 7 in respect of decision notice PA13/05852
- Agent
- D3 Architects
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- PA14/05789
What's in Whipporwill, Towan Cross, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BN's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Whipporwill has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£648,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 3 sales in TR4 8BN: £400,000 (2013–2005).
Everything we know about Whipporwill, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Towan Cross homes
Floor Area for Whipporwill runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 36 (F)
Floor Area
211 m²
Street avg 141 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.7 t/year
Street avg 7.9 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.
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
42.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB