Prince Royal Meadow, Banns Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BW
About Prince Royal Meadow
Prince Royal Meadow is a two-bedroom detached house in Mount Hawke, Truro, Truro (TR4 8BW). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a balcony.
At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (127 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £344,000 is 27.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 211.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2018 for £270,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- BalconyYes
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Prince Royal Meadow sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Extension of ground floor of existing single storey, two-bedroomed cottage, and increase of height of part of the building to gain an extra storey, resulting in a three-bedroomed property.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- PA18/11648
What's in Prince Royal Meadow, Banns Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BW's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£344,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£270,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 August 2018Most recent
£270,000
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
On epc rating, Prince Royal Meadow runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,576
Street avg £5,224
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB