Holywell Lodge, Penhalls Way, Playing Place, Truro, TR3 6EX
About Holywell Lodge
Holywell Lodge is a five-bedroom detached house in Playing Place, Truro, Truro (TR3 6EX). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Other recorded features include a conservatory and a basement.
At 183 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2000–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £797,000 is 17.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 75.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £678,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
Holywell Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Holywell Lodge has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Holywell Lodge was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£797,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.5% per year over 20 years.
£678,000
Growth on file: 14.5% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
14 October 2020Most recent
£678,000
+1406.7%over 19 years17 October 2000
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR3 6EX: £368,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in TR3 6EX
40 Penhalls Way, Playing Place, Truro, TR3 6EX
Sold Mar 2025
£407,50013 Penhalls Way, Playing Place, Truro, TR3 6EX
Sold Feb 2024
£340,00032 Penhalls Way, Playing Place, Truro, TR3 6EX
Sold Mar 2023
£425,00043 Penhalls Way, Playing Place, Truro, TR3 6EX
Sold Oct 2020
£368,00014 Penhalls Way, Playing Place, Truro, TR3 6EX
Sold Nov 2018
£310,000
Versus other Penhalls Way homes
CO₂ Emissions for Holywell Lodge lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,705
Street avg £2,472
Floor Area
183 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
0.2 km
Penhalls Way — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Kea Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB







