8 High Street, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LW
About 8 High Street
8 High Street is a semi-detached house in Chacewater, Truro, Truro (TR4 8LW). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Across 1997–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £442,000 is 26.3% below the 2024 sale of £599,950, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 60.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 195 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Most recent transfer: May 2024 at £599,950.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 High Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 8 High Street.
- Mar 2026Solar PanelsFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Replacement of rear sub-standard leanto with new single storey extension and installation of new 4.8kw solar array & air source heat pump
- Agent
- Peter Scott Architecture Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- PA26/01699
- Oct 2025RenovationFullIn report
Alterations to existing vehicular access including new gates and turning area in rear garden to allow vehicles to enter and exit the site in forward gear.
- Agent
- Peter Scott Architecture Ltd
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- PA25/05242
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 High Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£442,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 27 years.
£599,950
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
8 May 2024Most recent
£599,950
+33.3%over 1 year13 February 2023
£450,000
+60.7%over 8 years15 May 2014
£280,000
+12.4%over 8 years20 April 2006
£249,000
+152.8%over 6 years15 July 1999
£98,500
+13.2%over 1 year14 August 1997
£87,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8LW: £230,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in TR4 8LW
2 Rambling Miner Cottages, High Street, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LW
Sold Apr 2025
£226,00017 High Street, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LW
Sold Jun 2024
£230,0003 Rambling Miner Cottages, High Street, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LW
Sold Dec 2021
£288,0009a, High Street, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LW
Sold Jul 2020
£325,0007 High Street, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LW
Sold Aug 2019
£257,000
Everything we know about 8 High Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other High Street homes
8 High Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,077
Street avg £2,177
Floor Area
195 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
0.0 km
Sergeants Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Chacewater Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB