1 Forestry Houses, St Erme, Truro, TR4 9BW
About 1 Forestry Houses
1 Forestry Houses is a detached house in St. Erme, Truro, Truro (TR4 9BW). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since October 2022. Between certificates, main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since June 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £327,000 sits 86.9% above the 2005 sale of £175,000. At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (121 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Upgraded to gas central heating
Fuel source changed
Hot water system upgraded
Planning history
- Oct 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
A first floor extension to the northern side of the building, creating new bedroom accommodation above the existing structure with internal alterations to suit, and the construction of a single story conservatory extension at the rear of the property.
- Agent
- Lilly Lewarne Practice
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- PA15/08546
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Forestry Houses valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£327,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£175,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 June 2005Most recent
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 9BW: £375,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in TR4 9BW
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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
1 Forestry Houses outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,244
Street avg £2,805
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 7.5 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
Killigrew Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB