Myrtle Cottage, East Hill, Blackwater, Truro, TR4 8EG

Myrtle Cottage is a detached house in Blackwater, Truro, Truro (TR4 8EG). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in August 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.

At 68 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 is 24.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 62.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (November 2016). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.