Wheal Gimp Farm, North Hill, Blackwater, Truro, TR4 8ES
About Wheal Gimp Farm
Wheal Gimp Farm is a semi-detached house in Blackwater, Truro, Truro (TR4 8ES). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Wheal Gimp Farm sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Apr 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Wheal Gimp Farm has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Wheal Gimp Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£423,000
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 8ES: £201,000 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in TR4 8ES
2 North Hill, Blackwater, Truro, TR4 8ES
Sold Apr 2021
£285,0004 North Hill, Blackwater, Truro, TR4 8ES
Sold Nov 2020
£140,000Tolcarne, North Hill, Blackwater, Truro, TR4 8ES
Sold Feb 2020
£408,0007 North Hill, Blackwater, Truro, TR4 8ES
Sold Oct 2018
£201,000Sunset, North Hill, Blackwater, Truro, TR4 8ES
Sold Aug 1999
£69,000
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Versus other North Hill homes
Wheal Gimp Farm is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
35 (F)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 101 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Red Lion — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
Blackwater Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB