Holmleigh, Towan Cross, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DA
About Holmleigh
Holmleigh is a semi-detached house in Mount Hawke, Truro, Truro (TR4 8DA). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 87 m² it's 26.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 10 EPCs).
Know exactly what you're buying at Holmleigh
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Holmleigh's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2018OutlineIn report
Pre-application advice to separate main dwelling from annexe so main house can be sold seperately.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- PA17/03429/PREAPP
- Jun 2010AnnexFullIn report
Proposed studio/annexe in existing garden. Sites: 250017,
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- C1/PA25/0552/10/R
What's in Holmleigh, Towan Cross, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Holmleigh has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£289,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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 Holmleigh, 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
Habitable Rooms for Holmleigh runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 126 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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