4 Holywell Road, Playing Place, Truro, TR3 6EP
About 4 Holywell Road
4 Holywell Road is a detached house in Playing Place, Truro, Truro (TR3 6EP). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2024) returns an A (score 92), the top energy band on the EPC scale. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good.
At 198 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £669,000 sits 83.8% above the 2012 sale of £364,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 19.1% below the postcode norm. On the market in September 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.
Energy performance
4 Holywell Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Solar PV panels (40 kWp) installed
Planning history
4 Holywell Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
4 Holywell Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£669,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£364,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 September 2012Most recent
£364,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR3 6EP: £299,950 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in TR3 6EP
Pinelands, Holywell Road, Playing Place, Truro, TR3 6EP
Sold Oct 2024
£410,000Bucklawren, Holywell Road, Playing Place, Truro, TR3 6EP
Sold Feb 2024
£395,00012 Holywell Road, Playing Place, Truro, TR3 6EP
Sold May 2021
£159,0002 Killiow Court, Holywell Road, Playing Place, Truro, TR3 6EP
Sold Mar 2021
£215,0002 Holywell Road, Playing Place, Truro, TR3 6EP
Sold Sept 2019
£235,000
Versus other Holywell Road homes
On epc rating, 4 Holywell Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,838
Street avg £2,941
Floor Area
198 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Kea Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB







