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Banns Vale Farm, Banns Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BW

4 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
30 m²
323 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Banns Vale Farm

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

Banns Vale Farm is an end-of-terrace house in Mount Hawke, Truro, Truro (TR4 8BW). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since November 2020. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on biomass.

Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 is 76.3% below the 2023 sale of £930,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£2,880/sq ft) was about 2009.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (127 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Sold December 2023 for £930,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Banns Vale Farm's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 4)
Jul 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
—
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
0.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2021from Jul 2021
EPC improved fromD61toC69
Jul 2021from Jul 2021
EPC improved fromC69toD59
Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Banns Vale Farm, Banns Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jun 2022
    Amendment
    In report

    Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of barn conversions to dwellings

    Agent
    Stags (Launceston)
    Retrospective
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    PA21/09668
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2013
    Amendment
    In report

    Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of a building as a dwellinghouse

    Retrospective
    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    PA12/10631
    View planning record

What's in Banns Vale Farm, Banns Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BW's planning history?

2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions 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.

Latest sale on Banns Vale Farm was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£220,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2023)

£930,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 December 2023Most recent

    £930,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8BW: £550,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Banns Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Banns Vale Farm runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£31,000

Street avg £2,288

Strongly above

Floor Area

30 m²

Street avg 145 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

0.4 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Strongly above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£220k

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TR4 8JS

£213k

1 Chacewater Hill, Chacewater

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2 bed
£229k

1 Coombe Terrace, Coombe Lane, Bissoe

TR4 8RF

£200k

1 Beacon View, Mount Hawke

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£242k

1 Buckinghams Terrace, Greenbottom, Chacewater

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£253k

1 Coburg Terrace, North Hill, Blackwater

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£277k

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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

0.5 km

Londis — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Mount Hawke Academy. 3 schools 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 8BW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TR4 8BW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TR4 8BW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

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

Common questions

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