Trelawne Cottage, Church Hill, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PZ
About Trelawne Cottage
Trelawne Cottage is a semi-detached house in Chacewater, Truro, Truro (TR4 8PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on oil.
At 25 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, a porch, new windows and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jul 2022PorchFullIn report
Demolition of existing glazed porch, construction of larger, lean-to glazed porch, provision of 2no. rooflights, replacement of upvc/timber windows and door
- Agent
- Access Planning And Design Ltd
ExtensionNew WindowsDemolition- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- PA22/04886
What's in Trelawne 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
Trelawne Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£150,000
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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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