Woodland Cottage, St Erme, Truro, TR4 9BW
About Woodland Cottage
Woodland Cottage is a detached house in St. Erme, Truro, Truro (TR4 9BW). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2018. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in October 2003. Across 2001–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 24.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £383,000 sits 93.4% above the 2003 sale of £198,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 18% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 99 m² it's 18.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (121 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jun 2019PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Proposed porch and single storey extension
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- PA19/02730
- Jun 2004PorchFullIn report
Erection of shed, building of porch and re-siting of existing shed sites: 300171,
Extension- Reference
- C1/PA30/0928/04/R
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Sales history & valuation
Woodland Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£383,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 24.5% per year over 2 years.
£198,000
Growth on file: 24.5% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
29 October 2003Most recent
£198,000
+67.1%over 2 years26 June 2001
£118,500
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
Price per m² for Woodland Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,000
Street avg £2,866
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB