The Barn, Banns Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BW
About The Barn
The Barn is an end-of-terrace house in Mount Hawke, Truro, Truro (TR4 8BW). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2025) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in July 2021 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 99). Main heating runs on biomass.
At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (127 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better 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
For a compact home of this size, this rating sits in the top tier locally.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
The Barn has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The Barn has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£221,000
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
Everything we know about The Barn, in one report
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Versus other Banns Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for The Barn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
83 (B)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 143 m²
CO₂ Emissions
-1.1 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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