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Chy Lehan, Short Cross Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DU

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
154 m²
1658 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 32
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Chy Lehan

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

Chy Lehan is a four-bedroom detached house in Mount Hawke, Truro, Truro (TR4 8DU). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in October 2020 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 58), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg.

At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £585,000 is 11.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 60.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £525,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F32
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2022from Oct 2020
EPC improved fromG18toF32
Heating System
Gas BoilerHeat Pump

Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency

Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Chy Lehan, Short Cross Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Chy Lehan has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2008.

Current estimate

£585,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£525,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 March 2022Most recent

    £525,000

    +23.5%over 10 months
  2. 6 June 2021

    £425,000

    +97.7%over 12 years
  3. 27 July 2008

    £215,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8DU: £310,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Short Cross Road homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for Chy Lehan runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,409

Street avg £2,639

Strongly above

Floor Area

154 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Below
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

0.1 km

Londis — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TR4 8DU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TR4 8DU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TR4 8DU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

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 Chy Lehan, Short Cross Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.