Wheal Basset Farm, Old Basset Cottage, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DJ
About Wheal Basset Farm
Wheal Basset Farm is a detached house in Mount Hawke, Truro, Truro (TR4 8DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
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Valuation
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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
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Wheal Basset Farm has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Wheal Basset Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£379,000
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 8DJ: £325,000 (2022–2003).
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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
0.8 km
Mount Pleasant Eco Park — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Mount Hawke Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB