Westcot, Towan Cross, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DA
About Westcot
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 performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Sept 2021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
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey extension at Westcot.
- Jun 2014AnnexFullIn report
Rebuild garage with attached annex
- Agent
- Mr B Wilson
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- PA14/03412
- Mar 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Two storey extension including a Juliet balcony
- Agent
- StudioARC
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- PA14/01615
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.
Sales history & valuation
Price for Westcot has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£340,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 20 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
16 February 2015Most recent
£265,000
+7.1%over 3 years15 December 2011
£247,500
+184.5%over 10 years2 August 2001
£87,000
+45.0%over 6 years11 June 1995
£60,000
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 Westcot, 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
On years held, Westcot stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,208
Street avg £3,454
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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.
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