Demelza Cottage, St Agnes, TR5 0NP
About Demelza Cottage
Demelza Cottage is a detached house in St Agnes (TR5 0NP). It has a recorded floor area of 226 m² (around 2433 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2013); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
At 226 m² the property is well over the postcode median (112 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, tree works and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£510/sq ft) was about 30.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2024 for £1,240,000.
Energy performance
Demelza Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Demelza Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Raise ridge and double front extension
- Agent
- Trevaskis Design Solutions LTD
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- PA25/01602
- May 2024ConditionsIn report
Submission of details to discharge conditions 3 and 4 in relation to Decision notice PA23/04276 dated 02.10.2023
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- PA24/01157
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Sales history & valuation
Demelza Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,158,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 May 2024Most recent
£1,240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR5 0NP: £550,000 (2024–1998).
Versus the street
EPC Rating for Demelza Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,487
Street avg £4,477
Floor Area
226 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.2 km
Presingoll Barns — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
St Agnes Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB







