Orchard Cottage, Cusgarne, Truro, TR4 8RL
About Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage is a detached house in Cusgarne, Truro, Truro (TR4 8RL). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1210 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 25). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in January 2005. At 112 m² it's 20.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £407,000 sits 62.8% above the 2005 sale of £250,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Orchard Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Feb 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Orchard Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Orchard Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£407,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.9% per year over 3 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 13.9% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
21 January 2005Most recent
£250,000
+42.9%over 2 years28 April 2002
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8RL: £490,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in TR4 8RL
Trenarren, Cusgarne, Truro, TR4 8RL
Sold Jul 2025
£490,0001 Riverside Cottage, Cusgarne, Truro, TR4 8RL
Sold Jul 2023
£331,6502 Kernow Cottages, Cusgarne, Truro, TR4 8RL
Sold Nov 2022
£255,0002 Riverside Cottage, Cusgarne, Truro, TR4 8RL
Sold Jun 2022
£671,000Tremont, Cusgarne, Truro, TR4 8RL
Sold Feb 2021
£630,000
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Versus the street
EPC Rating for Orchard Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,224
Street avg £3,615
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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