Holly Barn, Sunny Corner, Cusgarne, Truro, TR4 8SE
About Holly Barn
Holly Barn is a detached house in Cusgarne, Truro, Truro (TR4 8SE). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since February 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1996–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £457,000 sits 251.5% above the 1999 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 77% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Holly Barn ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2012ConservatoryFullIn report
Alterations to existing dwelling with the inclusion of a rooflight in existing roof. Provision of a new flat roof in place of a glazed roof to the existing conservatory
- Agent
- Lilly Lewarne Practice
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- PA12/10558
What's in Holly Barn, Sunny Corner, Cusgarne, Truro, TR4 8SE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Holly Barn's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£457,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.7% per year over 3 years.
£130,000
Growth on file: 10.7% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
26 February 1999Most recent
£130,000
+35.4%over 2 years29 February 1996
£96,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8SE: £380,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in TR4 8SE
Greenfields, Sunny Corner, Cusgarne, Truro, TR4 8SE
Sold Aug 2022
£380,000Britannia Farm, Sunny Corner, Cusgarne, Truro, TR4 8SE
Sold Jun 2021
£420,000Sun Villa, Sunny Corner, Cusgarne, Truro, TR4 8SE
Sold Apr 2021
£365,000Meadowside, Sunny Corner, Cusgarne, Truro, TR4 8SE
Sold Jul 2019
£416,500Rose Cottage, Sunny Corner, Cusgarne, Truro, TR4 8SE
Sold Jan 2016
£320,000
Everything we know about Holly Barn, in one report
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Versus other Sunny Corner homes
On price per m², Holly Barn runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£861
Street avg £5,615
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 7.4 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
0.9 km
Post Box — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Cusgarne Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB