Coombe Barn, Coombe Hill, Bissoe, Truro, TR4 8RQ
About Coombe Barn
Coombe Barn is a three-bedroom detached house in Bissoe, Truro, Truro (TR4 8RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Most recent transfer: July 2019 at £499,950. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 138 m² it's 29.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (195 m² median across 6 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £594,000 is 18.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 70.2% 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Coombe Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Coombe Barn has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Price for Coombe Barn has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.
£594,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 18 years.
£499,950
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
11 July 2019Most recent
£499,950
+16.3%over 1 year9 February 2018
£430,000
+30.3%over 11 years12 December 2006
£330,000
+24.5%over 3 years11 December 2003
£265,000
+125.5%over 2 years29 May 2001
£117,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8RQ: £330,000 (2019–2012).
Nearby sales in TR4 8RQ
Coombe Hill House, Coombe Hill, Bissoe, Truro, TR4 8RQ
Sold Aug 2019
£660,000Coombe Farm, Coombe Hill, Bissoe, Truro, TR4 8RQ
Sold Feb 2018
£330,000Coombe House, Coombe Hill, Bissoe, Truro, TR4 8RQ
Sold Sept 2015
£263,105Vendee, Coombe Hill, Bissoe, Truro, TR4 8RQ
Sold Jul 2013
£274,000Montana, Coombe Hill, Bissoe, Truro, TR4 8RQ
Sold Feb 2012
£530,000
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Versus other Coombe Hill homes
Price per m² for Coombe Barn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,623
Street avg £2,344
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 199 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
0.5 km
Post Box — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Cusgarne Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB