1 Penelewey Barns, Kea, Truro, TR3 6AU
About 1 Penelewey Barns
1 Penelewey Barns is an end-of-terrace house in Kea, Truro, Truro (TR3 6AU). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2021. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
At 94 m² it's 29.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 6 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£567/sq ft) was about 37.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £574,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2012ConversionOutlineIn report
Pre-application enquiry regarding conversion of group of barns to 5 no. dwellings
- Reference
- PA12/01556/PREAPP
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£612,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£574,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 July 2022Most recent
£574,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR3 6AU: £582,500 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in TR3 6AU
Versus the street
1 Penelewey Barns outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,106
Street avg £3,821
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 175 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 8 years
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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
0.2 km
Punchbowl — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Kea Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB







