Churchtown Cottage, St Erme, Truro, TR4 9BW
About Churchtown Cottage
Churchtown Cottage is a semi-detached house in St. Erme, Truro, Truro (TR4 9BW). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 121 m² it's 22.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 5 EPCs). Across 2003–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £355,000 is 14.5% above the 2023 sale price. Last sale on file: £310,000 in January 2023.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Churchtown Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Churchtown Cottage has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2008ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed white upvc conservatory extension to the rear sites: 300019,
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- C1/PA30/0064/08/R
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Churchtown Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£355,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 19 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
19 January 2023Most recent
£310,000
+76.6%over 19 years25 September 2003
£175,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 9BW: £375,000 (2024–2014).
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
Churchtown Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,562
Street avg £2,725
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB