Toll Cottage, Church Hill, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PZ
About Toll Cottage
Toll Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Chacewater, Truro, Truro (TR4 8PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows a G (score 16), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a loft. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £300,000 — fresh data. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2005–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 94% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- LoftYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Toll Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Toll Cottage has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- May 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
First floor extension to dwelling
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- PA12/02650
- Jan 2010Tree WorksTreesIn report
Prune oak, sycamore and ash tree within conservation area sites: 040072,
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- C1/TC04/1676/09/F
What's in Toll Cottage, Church Hill, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PZ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Toll Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£301,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 20 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
6 March 2025Most recent
£300,000
+57.9%over 19 years7 April 2005
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8PZ: £365,000 (2025–2007).
Nearby sales in TR4 8PZ
1 Church Hill, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PZ
Sold Aug 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
£219,500Creegbrawse Cottage, Church Hill, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PZ
Sold Aug 2006
£222,500
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Versus other Church Hill homes
Toll Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,054
Street avg £2,861
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 179 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 10.1 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
0.1 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
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB