Garth Lodge, Penstraze, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PH

Garth Lodge is a four-bedroom detached house in Chacewater, Truro, Truro (TR4 8PH). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (129 m² across 17 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. Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £466,000 is 43.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£169/sq ft) was about 20.8% below the postcode norm. On the market in October 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused.