Corner Cottage, Trispen, Truro, TR4 9BA
About Corner Cottage
Corner Cottage is a semi-detached house in Trispen, Truro, Truro (TR4 9BA). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (157 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 is 44.1% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 23.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2018 for £195,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Corner Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Corner Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Corner Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£281,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£195,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 November 2018Most recent
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 9BA: £450,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in TR4 9BA
Brandon, Trispen, Truro, TR4 9BA
Sold Mar 2023
£270,0003 Bennett Meadows, Trispen, Truro, TR4 9BA
Sold Jun 2020
£450,0002 Bennett Meadows, Trispen, Truro, TR4 9BA
Sold Dec 2019
£463,0001 Bennett Meadows, Trispen, Truro, TR4 9BA
Sold Nov 2018
£10,000Bumblebee Cottage, Trispen, Truro, TR4 9BA
Sold Mar 2016
£230,000
Everything we know about Corner Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus the street
On epc rating, Corner Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,708
Street avg £1,766
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 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
Bus Shelter — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St Erme with Trispen Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB