Essondale Cottage, Cox Hill, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LY
About Essondale Cottage
Essondale Cottage is a semi-detached house in Chacewater, Truro, Truro (TR4 8LY). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
Today's modelled estimate of £364,000 is 40% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 46.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 114 m² it's 20.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (143 m² median across 5 EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2018 at £260,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Essondale Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Essondale Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£364,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£260,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 June 2018Most recent
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8LY: £280,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in TR4 8LY
Wheal Bush Cottage, Cox Hill, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LY
Sold Apr 2025
£280,0001 2, Cox Hill, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LY
Sold Feb 2021
£110,000Cox Hill Farm, Cox Hill, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LY
Sold Jul 2019
£300,000Blanchlands, Cox Hill, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LY
Sold Apr 2019
£120,000Chacewater Park, Pen Sion Barn, Cox Hill, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LY
Sold May 2018
£900,835
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Versus other Cox Hill homes
Price per m² for Essondale Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,281
Street avg £1,900
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 8.2 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
0.1 km
Truro Tractors — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Chacewater Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB