Dunvegan, Quenchwell, Carnon Downs, Truro, TR3 6LN
About Dunvegan
Dunvegan is a four-bedroom detached house in Carnon Downs, Truro, Truro (TR3 6LN). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and a self-contained annexe. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Held since December 1997 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £653,000 sits 686.7% above the 1997 sale of £83,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£48/sq ft) was about 83.6% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Dunvegan's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Dunvegan has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Aug 2015FullIn report
The change in the use of the permitted annex to Dunvegan to a further single dwellinghouse with minor changes to external appearance and internal layout.
- Agent
- Influence Planning
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- PA15/06122
- Jan 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Demolition of existing garage and erection of new garage linked to approved annexe PA14/02182, enlarge dormer with flat roof to allow for larger disabled bathroom and install new septic tank
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- PA14/10716
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Sales history & valuation
Dunvegan's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£653,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£83,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 December 1997Most recent
£83,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR3 6LN: £550,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in TR3 6LN
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Sold Sept 2019
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Sold Mar 2019
£550,000
Versus other Quenchwell homes
On price per m², Dunvegan runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£516
Street avg £3,385
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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
0.5 km
Stretyn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Devoran School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







