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Banns Vale Farm, The Old Stables, Banns Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BW

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
92 m²
990 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 7
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 a detached house in Mount Hawke, Truro, Truro (TR4 8BW). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a G (score 7), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 40), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg.

At 92 m² it's 27.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (127 m² median across 15 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £355,000 is 30.5% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£275/sq ft) was about 101.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £272,000 in April 2024. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.

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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 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G7
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Banns Vale Farm, The Old Stables, Banns Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jan 2013
    Amendment
    In report

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

    Retrospective
    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    PA12/10645
    View planning record

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

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and 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.
Current estimate

£355,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2024)

£272,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 April 2024Most recent

    £272,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8BW: £550,000 (2023–2021).

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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.

On years held, Banns Vale Farm runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,957

Street avg £5,404

On par

Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 140 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

On par
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£352k

1 Beach Road, Porthtowan

TR4 8AA

3 bed
£360k

1 Bissoe Cottages, Bissoe

TR4 8SU

4 bed1 bath
£380k

1 Carniggey, Greenbottom, Chacewater

TR4 8QL

£330k

1 2, Cox Hill, Chacewater

TR4 8LY

£383k

1 Adams Row, Wheal Busy, Chacewater

TR4 8NY

3 bed1 bath
£310k

1 Beachside Court, Porthtowan

TR4 8GY

2 bed
£414k

1 Atlantic Way, Porthtowan

TR4 8AH

£414k

1 Chellean Vean, Frogpool

TR4 8SG

4 bed1 bath
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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