Rose Cottage, Greenbottom, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8QJ
About Rose Cottage
Rose Cottage is a semi-detached house in Chacewater, Truro, Truro (TR4 8QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs.
Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £269,950 — fresh data. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£363/sq ft) was about 47.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. At 69 m² it's 15.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Rose Cottage's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jan 2015FullIn report
New Vehicular Access & Driveway With Gates and Closure of Existing Vehicular Access
- Agent
- Jon Pearson Transport & Highway
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- PA14/11233
- Sept 2014RenovationFullIn report
New driveway and entrance gates
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- PA14/07095
What's in Rose Cottage, Greenbottom, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8QJ's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Rose Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£262,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 25 years.
£269,950
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
6 March 2025Most recent
£269,950
+45.9%over 14 years17 August 2010
£185,000
+5.6%over 3 years23 March 2007
£175,114
+157.5%over 6 years1 June 2000
£68,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8QJ: £189,950 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in TR4 8QJ
1 Buckinghams Terrace, Greenbottom, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8QJ
Sold Sept 2021
£178,000Swallows Roost, Greenbottom, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8QJ
Sold May 2021
£250,0004 Buckinghams Terrace, Greenbottom, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8QJ
Sold Dec 2020
£222,000Chapel House, Greenbottom, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8QJ
Sold Jul 2011
£285,000Quaint Cottage, Greenbottom, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8QJ
Sold Sept 2007
£155,000
Everything we know about Rose Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Greenbottom homes
Rose Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,912
Street avg £3,091
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.2 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
Morgans Fitness Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Threemilestone School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB