Maple Cottage, Banns Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BW
About Maple Cottage
Maple Cottage is a semi-detached house in Mount Hawke, Truro, Truro (TR4 8BW). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 49). Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 2022–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at -98.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £578,000 sits 14350% above the 2023 sale of £4,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£2/sq ft) was about 98.3% below the postcode norm. At 150 m² it's 18.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (126 m² median across 15 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2023 at £4,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Maple Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Maple Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Maple Cottage changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£578,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -98.3% per year over 1 year.
£4,000
Growth on file: -98.3% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
8 December 2023Most recent
£4,000
-99.3%over 1 year22 September 2022
£550,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8BW: £550,000 (2024–2020).
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
£930,000The 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
£550,000Millstream, Banns Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BW
Sold Apr 2020
£405,000
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Versus other Banns Road homes
Maple Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£27
Street avg £5,730
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
0.5 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