5 Alexandra Terrace, Short Cross Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DU
About 5 Alexandra Terrace
5 Alexandra Terrace is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Mount Hawke, Truro, Truro (TR4 8DU). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £341,000 is 26.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 46.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2019 at £270,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Alexandra Terrace has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of a first floor extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- PA12/11486
What's in 5 Alexandra Terrace, Short Cross Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 5 Alexandra Terrace has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.
£341,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 20 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
1 August 2019Most recent
£270,000
+38.5%over 9 years30 October 2009
£195,000
+290.0%over 9 years10 January 2000
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8DU: £310,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in TR4 8DU
3 Alexandra Terrace, Short Cross Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DU
Sold Aug 2025
£295,000Penderyn House, Short Cross Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DU
Sold Mar 2025
£310,000Gingerbread House, Short Cross Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DU
Sold Nov 2024
£320,000Trelawney, Short Cross Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DU
Sold Apr 2024
£575,000Little Beside, Short Cross Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DU
Sold Apr 2023
£205,000
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Versus other Short Cross Road homes
5 Alexandra Terrace outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,103
Street avg £2,650
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.1 km
Londis — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB