Eden Cottage, Banns Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BW
About Eden Cottage
Eden Cottage is a detached house in Mount Hawke, Truro, Truro (TR4 8BW). It has a recorded floor area of 196 m² (around 2110 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 196 m² the property is well over the postcode median (126 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Eden Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Eden Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Eden Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£708,000
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 5 sales in TR4 8BW: £550,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in TR4 8BW
Banns Vale Farm, The Old Stables, Banns Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BW
Sold Apr 2024
£272,000Banns Vale Farm, Banns Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BW
Sold Dec 2023
£930,000Maple Cottage, Banns Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BW
Sold Dec 2023
£4,000The Old Cottage, Banns Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BW
Sold Feb 2022
£586,000Tregarthen Country Cottage, Banns Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BW
Sold Sept 2021
£550,000
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Versus other Banns Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for Eden Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
22 (F)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
196 m²
Street avg 133 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.5 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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB