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Hedbury Cottage, Towan Cross, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DA

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
124 m²
1335 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 31
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Hedbury Cottage

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

Hedbury Cottage is a semi-detached house in Mount Hawke, Truro, Truro (TR4 8DA). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

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 2025. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £542,000 is 22.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 48.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2019 for £443,000.

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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.

Hedbury Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F31
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Hedbury Cottage, Towan Cross, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. May 2025
    DemolitionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Demolition of Existing Single Storey Rear Extensions and Erection of New Single Storey Rear Extensions & Reconfiguration

    Agent
    Sanders Architects
    Extension
    Documents
    18 docs on file
    Reference
    PA25/02244
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What's in Hedbury Cottage, Towan Cross, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DA'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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2006.

Current estimate

£542,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£443,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 August 2019Most recent

    £443,000

    +121.5%over 12 years

  2. 18 September 2006

    £200,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8DA: £445,000 (2020–2016).

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On the street

Versus other Towan Cross homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Hedbury Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,573

Street avg £3,533

On par

Floor Area

124 m²

Street avg 123 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

9.7 t/year

Street avg 4.6 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.
£460k

1 Chapel Villas, Blackwater

TR4 8EQ

£414k

1 Atlantic Way, Porthtowan

TR4 8AH

£414k

1 Chellean Vean, Frogpool

TR4 8SG

4 bed1 bath
£710k

1 Briar Cottages, Mingoose, Mount Hawke

TR4 8BX

£740k

1 Coast Road, Porthtowan

TR4 8AQ

£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

0.3 km

Victory Inn — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

Mount Hawke Academy. 2 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 8DA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TR4 8DA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TR4 8DA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

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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