2 Riverside Cottage, Cusgarne, Truro, TR4 8RL
About 2 Riverside Cottage
2 Riverside Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cusgarne, Truro, Truro (TR4 8RL). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2012–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£511/sq ft) was about 147.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £671,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Riverside Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£660,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 10 years.
£671,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
27 June 2022Most recent
£671,000
+78.7%over 9 years28 August 2012
£375,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8RL: £490,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in TR4 8RL
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Versus the street
On price per m², 2 Riverside Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,500
Street avg £2,796
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
Post Box — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cusgarne Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB