Chy Lehan, Short Cross Road, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8DU
About Chy Lehan
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
Chy Lehan has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2008.
£585,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 14 years.
£525,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
25 March 2022Most recent
£525,000
+23.5%over 10 months6 June 2021
£425,000
+97.7%over 12 years27 July 2008
£215,000
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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- Recent ownership pattern worth a look

Versus other Short Cross Road homes
Floor Area for Chy Lehan runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,409
Street avg £2,639
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB