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1 The Schoolhouse, St Erme, Truro, TR4 9BJ

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
99 m²
1066 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 24
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 The Schoolhouse

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

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

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
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

1 The Schoolhouse's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Jan 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F24
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2020from Aug 2009
EPC improved fromE50toG14
Heating System
Storage HeatersRoom Heaters

Heating system changed

Heating Controls
ManualProg + Stat

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting
72%0%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Jan 2022from Mar 2020
EPC improved fromG14toF24
Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Roof
Very PoorPoor

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 The Schoolhouse, St Erme, Truro, TR4 9BJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 The Schoolhouse has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

7applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

1 The Schoolhouse has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£387,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 25 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£375,000

Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 May 2022Most recent

    £375,000

    +63.0%over 1 year
  2. 2 December 2020

    £230,000

    +196.8%over 22 years
  3. 9 August 1998

    £77,500

    +40.3%over 12 months
  4. 14 August 1997

    £55,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 9BJ: £205,000 (2023–2016).

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On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 The Schoolhouse outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,788

Street avg £2,164

Strongly above

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

8.7 t/year

Street avg 5.2 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

0.2 km

Polisken Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

St Erme with Trispen Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 9BJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TR4 9BJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TR4 9BJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

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

Common questions

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