Pinelands, Holywell Road, Playing Place, Truro, TR3 6EP
About Pinelands
Pinelands is a four-bedroom detached house in Playing Place, Truro, Truro (TR3 6EP). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2004–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 44.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2024 at £410,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageIntegral
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Pinelands's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Pinelands has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Pinelands was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£447,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 20 years.
£410,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
31 October 2024Most recent
£410,000
+65.0%over 10 years16 January 2014
£248,500
+10.9%over 9 years19 July 2004
£224,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR3 6EP: £235,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in TR3 6EP
Bucklawren, 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
£235,000Bohortha, Holywell Road, Playing Place, Truro, TR3 6EP
Sold Jan 2019
£310,000
Versus other Holywell Road homes
On years held, Pinelands runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,280
Street avg £2,851
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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







