1 The Schoolhouse, St Erme, Truro, TR4 9BJ
About 1 The Schoolhouse
1 The Schoolhouse is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St. Erme, Truro, Truro (TR4 9BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (August 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sold May 2022 for £375,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 99 m² it's 24.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 10 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£352/sq ft) was about 107.7% 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
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 The Schoolhouse's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 The Schoolhouse has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
1 The Schoolhouse has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£387,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 25 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
11 May 2022Most recent
£375,000
+63.0%over 1 year2 December 2020
£230,000
+196.8%over 22 years9 August 1998
£77,500
+40.3%over 12 months14 August 1997
£55,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 9BJ: £205,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in TR4 9BJ
3 Church Close, St Erme, Truro, TR4 9BJ
Sold Nov 2023
£100,000Trezel, St Erme, Truro, TR4 9BJ
Sold Jan 2022
£205,000Tag Cottage, St Erme, Truro, TR4 9BJ
Sold Sept 2021
£390,0001 Hopscotch Cottages, St Erme, Truro, TR4 9BJ
Sold Jan 2015
£260,7502 Hopscotch Cottages, St Erme, Truro, TR4 9BJ
Sold Aug 2012
£155,000
Everything we know about 1 The Schoolhouse, 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look

Versus the street
1 The Schoolhouse outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,788
Street avg £2,164
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
0.2 km
Polisken Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Erme with Trispen Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB