Shasta Cottage, Mingoose, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BX
About Shasta Cottage
Shasta Cottage is a semi-detached house in Mount Hawke, Truro, Truro (TR4 8BX). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 422 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows a G (score 4), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 32). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in September 1999. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (192 m² across 10 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. Across 1998–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £295,000 sits 235.2% above the 1999 sale of £88,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 24.2% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Shasta Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 May 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Shasta Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Shasta Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£295,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 2 years.
£88,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
23 September 1999Most recent
£88,000
+10.1%over 1 year6 January 1998
£79,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8BX: £520,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in TR4 8BX
Mingoose Villa, Mingoose, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BX
Sold Apr 2024
£800,000Old Inn Cottage, Mingoose, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BX
Sold Apr 2022
£520,000Mingoose Vean Barn, Mingoose, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BX
Sold Sept 2019
£540,000Wayside, Mingoose, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BX
Sold Nov 2018
£445,000Fernbank, Mingoose, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8BX
Sold Jun 2004
£192,500
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Versus other Mingoose homes
On years held, Shasta Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,246
Street avg £3,338
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 188 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 11.2 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
0.6 km
Victory Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Mount Hawke Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB