2 Rose Cottages, West End, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LR
About 2 Rose Cottages
2 Rose Cottages is a semi-detached house in Chacewater, Truro, Truro (TR4 8LR). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £193,000 sits 221.7% above the 2020 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£79/sq ft) was about 60.1% below the postcode norm. At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (133 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Sold February 2020 for £60,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Rose Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Rose Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
2 Rose Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£193,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 21 years.
£60,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
25 February 2020Most recent
£60,000
+71.4%over 19 years6 February 2001
£35,000
+34.6%over 1 year29 March 1999
£26,000
-18.8%29 March 1999
£32,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8LR: £165,000 (2019–2002).
Nearby sales in TR4 8LR
Upton Grove, West End, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LR
Sold Aug 2019
£192,500Lantern Cottage, West End, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LR
Sold Aug 2017
£165,0003 Rose Cottages, West End, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LR
Sold Nov 2003
£120,000Pound Cottage, West End, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LR
Sold Jul 2002
£249,999Cedarwood House, West End, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LR
Sold Mar 1999
£140,000
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Versus other West End homes
2 Rose Cottages is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£845
Street avg £1,900
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.3 km
Sergeants Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Chacewater Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB