Thistle Field, Towan Cross, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DA
About Thistle Field
Thistle Field is a detached house in Mount Hawke, Truro, Truro (TR4 8DA). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft). The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (119 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jan 2017DemolitionFullIn report
Demolish existing chicken shed and build a new dwelling
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- PA16/09452
- Nov 2011Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use of redundant agricultural store to dwelling
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- PA11/05118
What's in Thistle Field, 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
Thistle Field has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£237,000
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
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Versus other Towan Cross homes
On floor area, Thistle Field runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 129 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
0.3 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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB