Hillcrest, Towan Cross, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DA
About Hillcrest
Hillcrest is a detached house in Mount Hawke, Truro, Truro (TR4 8DA). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1971 sq ft) and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2011) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on b30d. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 183 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 21% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £703,000 is 30.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 22% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Hillcrest ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 May 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Hillcrest has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Dec 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Raising of the roof of a single storey wing including the provision of a rear dormer window and associated adaptations and the siting of an outbuilding within the front garden
- Agent
- Evans Planning
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- PA24/08425
- Jun 2015ConditionsIn report
Submission of details to discharge Conditions 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 in respect of decision notice C1/LC25/1172/09/R
- Reference
- PA15/05599
What's in Hillcrest, Towan Cross, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DA's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Hillcrest has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2007.
£703,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.0% per year over 8 years.
£537,000
Growth on file: 21.0% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
20 August 2015Most recent
£537,000
+340.2%over 7 years9 November 2007
£122,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8DA: £443,000 (2020–2016).
Nearby sales in TR4 8DA
Bal View, Towan Cross, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DA
Sold Nov 2020
£800,000Hedbury Cottage, Towan Cross, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DA
Sold Aug 2019
£443,000Eastcot, Towan Cross, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DA
Sold Aug 2018
£350,000Wayside, Towan Cross, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DA
Sold Jul 2017
£320,000Lazy Days, Towan Cross, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DA
Sold Jul 2016
£473,500
Everything we know about Hillcrest, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Towan Cross homes
EPC Rating for Hillcrest runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,932
Street avg £3,613
Floor Area
183 m²
Street avg 117 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.1 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Years Held
11 years
Street avg 9 years
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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
0.3 km
Victory Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Mount Hawke Academy. 2 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
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB