5 Kerley Vale, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8JN

5 Kerley Vale is a four-bedroom detached house in Chacewater, Truro, Truro (TR4 8JN). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2014); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

It hasn't traded since May 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £509,000 sits 291.5% above the 1997 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£86/sq ft) was about 54.1% below the postcode norm.