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Coombe Barn, Coombe Hill, Bissoe, Truro, TR4 8RQ

5 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
138 m²
1485 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Coombe Barn

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Coombe Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Oct 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2013from Oct 2013
EPC improved fromE42toD56
Roof
AverageGood

Roof insulation improved

Oct 2017from Nov 2013
EPC improved fromD56toE39
Low Energy Lighting
2%40%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Coombe Barn, Coombe Hill, Bissoe, Truro, TR4 8RQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Coombe Barn has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for Coombe Barn has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.

Current estimate

£594,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£499,950

Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 July 2019Most recent

    £499,950

    +16.3%over 1 year
  2. 9 February 2018

    £430,000

    +30.3%over 11 years
  3. 12 December 2006

    £330,000

    +24.5%over 3 years
  4. 11 December 2003

    £265,000

    +125.5%over 2 years
  5. 29 May 2001

    £117,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8RQ: £330,000 (2019–2012).

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On the street

Versus other Coombe Hill homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Coombe Barn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,623

Street avg £2,344

Strongly above

Floor Area

138 m²

Street avg 199 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

8.2 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Truro district page.

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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TR4 8RQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TR4 8RQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TR4 8RQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Coombe Barn, Coombe Hill, Bissoe, Truro, TR4 8RQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.