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Hillcrest, Towan Cross, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DA

EPC B5 planning records
Property type
Detached
Floor area
183 m²
1971 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 81
Council tax
Band E
Overview

About Hillcrest

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

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

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 May 2021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

A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.1 t/year
Occupancy
Planning

Planning history

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

Hillcrest has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

  1. Dec 2024
    ExtensionFull
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2015
    Conditions
    In 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
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Hillcrest has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2007.

Current estimate

£703,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.0% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£537,000

Growth on file: 21.0% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 August 2015Most recent

    £537,000

    +340.2%over 7 years
  2. 9 November 2007

    £122,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8DA: £443,000 (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 Hillcrest runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,932

Street avg £3,613

Below

Floor Area

183 m²

Street avg 117 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.1 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

11 years

Street avg 9 years

Strongly above
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.

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.

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

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Hillcrest, Towan Cross, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.