Barns Platts, Piggies Bottom, Ruthvoes, St Columb, TR9 6HU
About Barns Platts
Barns Platts is a semi-detached house in Ruthvoes, St. Columb, St Columb (TR9 6HU). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil.
Across 2017–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £460,000 is 34.3% below the 2023 sale of £700,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: October 2023 at £700,000.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Wall insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
- Apr 2016AmendmentIn report
Certificate of Lawfulness for the continued use of building as residential.
Retrospective- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- PA15/12016
- Jul 2013FullIn report
Change of use of vacent field to extension of existing touring caravan and camping park and construction of toilet block.
- Agent
- Christopher Jones: Architect
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- PA13/03138
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Sales history & valuation
Barns Platts valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£460,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 6 years.
£700,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
30 October 2023Most recent
£700,000
+55.6%over 6 years1 June 2017
£450,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in TR9 6HU: £321,000 (2021–2007).
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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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Junction — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Indian Queens Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







