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The Old Cottage, Banns Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BW

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
137 m²
1475 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Old Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Old Cottage is a detached house in Mount Hawke, Truro, Truro (TR4 8BW). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £726,000 is 23.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£397/sq ft) was about 191.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £586,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

The Old Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Old Cottage, Banns Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Nov 2025
    Garage ConversionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey

    Two storey extension and internal reconfiguration including conversion of existing garage.

    Agent
    Coal Architecture And Interior Design
    Extension
    Documents
    17 docs on file
    Reference
    PA25/06758
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What's in The Old Cottage, 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£726,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£586,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 February 2022Most recent

    £586,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8BW: £550,000 (2024–2021).

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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.

The Old Cottage is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£4,277

Street avg £5,257

Above

Floor Area

137 m²

Street avg 137 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£740k

1 Coast Road, Porthtowan

TR4 8AQ

£710k

1 Briar Cottages, Mingoose, Mount Hawke

TR4 8BX

£460k

1 Chapel Villas, Blackwater

TR4 8EQ

£414k

1 Atlantic Way, Porthtowan

TR4 8AH

£414k

1 Chellean Vean, Frogpool

TR4 8SG

4 bed1 bath
£383k

1 Adams Row, Wheal Busy, Chacewater

TR4 8NY

3 bed1 bath
£380k

1 Carniggey, Greenbottom, Chacewater

TR4 8QL

£360k

1 Bissoe Cottages, Bissoe

TR4 8SU

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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