2 Forestry Houses, St Erme, Truro, TR4 9BW

2 Forestry Houses is a three-bedroom detached house in St. Erme, Truro, Truro (TR4 9BW). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 50), 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 roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a corner plot.

Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (121 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2006–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at -8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £292,000 is 49.7% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£370/sq ft) was about 87.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.