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

4 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
63 m²
678 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Westcot

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

Westcot is a semi-detached house in Mount Hawke, Truro, Truro (TR4 8DA). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (119 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in February 2015. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 is 28.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 75.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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.

Westcot's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Sept 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

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

Council records include a two-storey extension at Westcot.

  1. Jun 2014
    AnnexFull
    In report

    Rebuild garage with attached annex

    Agent
    Mr B Wilson
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    PA14/03412
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2014
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey

    Two storey extension including a Juliet balcony

    Agent
    StudioARC
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    PA14/01615
    View planning record

What's in Westcot, Towan Cross, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DA's planning history?

1 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.

Price for Westcot has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£340,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 20 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£265,000

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 February 2015Most recent

    £265,000

    +7.1%over 3 years
  2. 15 December 2011

    £247,500

    +184.5%over 10 years
  3. 2 August 2001

    £87,000

    +45.0%over 6 years
  4. 11 June 1995

    £60,000

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.

On years held, Westcot stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,208

Street avg £3,454

Above

Floor Area

63 m²

Street avg 129 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

On par
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 Westcot, Towan Cross, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.