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Tregarthen Country Cottage, Banns Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BW

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
12
From EPC
Floor area
313 m²
3369 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Tregarthen Country Cottage

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

Tregarthen Country Cottage is a detached house in Mount Hawke, Truro, Truro (TR4 8BW). It has a recorded floor area of 313 m² (around 3369 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 313 m² the property is well over the postcode median (126 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £796,000 is 44.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 18.2% below the postcode norm. Sold September 2021 for £550,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.

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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.

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Tregarthen Country Cottage, Banns Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. May 2007
    Demolition And RebuildOutline
    In report

    Demolition of dwelling and erection of five dwellings sites: 250166,

    Reference
    C1/OP25/0052/07/R
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What's in Tregarthen Country 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.

Tregarthen Country Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2014.

Current estimate

£796,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.9% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£550,000

Growth on file: 11.9% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 September 2021Most recent

    £550,000

    +10.0%over 10 months

  2. 9 November 2020

    £500,000

    +100.0%over 6 years

  3. 14 September 2014

    £250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8BW: £550,000 (2024–2022).

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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.

Tregarthen Country Cottage is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£1,757

Street avg £5,537

On par

Floor Area

313 m²

Street avg 126 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

12 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 4.5 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

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Tregarthen Country Cottage, Banns Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.