Lobbs Cottage, Church Hill, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PZ
About Lobbs Cottage
Lobbs Cottage is a detached house in Chacewater, Truro, Truro (TR4 8PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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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
Lobbs Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Lobbs Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£238,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8PZ: £300,000 (2025–2011).
Nearby sales in TR4 8PZ
1 Church Hill, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PZ
Sold Aug 2025
£300,000Toll Cottage, Church Hill, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PZ
Sold Mar 2025
£300,000Chapters, Church Hill, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PZ
Sold Sept 2016
£440,000Chacewater House, Church Hill, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PZ
Sold Dec 2011
£810,0002 Church Hill, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PZ
Sold Jun 2007
£219,500
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Versus other Church Hill homes
On floor area, Lobbs Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 183 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 9.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Chacewater Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB