The Driffold, 8 Devoran Lane, Devoran, Truro, TR3 6PA
About The Driffold
The Driffold is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Devoran, Truro, Truro (TR3 6PA). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.
Across 2001–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £517,000 is 17% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 46% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2024 at £442,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
The Driffold's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Driffold 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£517,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 22 years.
£442,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
12 January 2024Most recent
£442,000
-3.9%over 2 years24 June 2021
£460,000
+162.9%over 19 years12 August 2001
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR3 6PA: £730,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in TR3 6PA
20 Devoran Lane, Devoran, Truro, TR3 6PA
Sold Aug 2024
£750,00014 Devoran Lane, Devoran, Truro, TR3 6PA
Sold Mar 2024
£765,00016 Devoran Lane, Devoran, Truro, TR3 6PA
Sold Sept 2021
£530,000Pump Cottage, 8 Devoran Lane, Devoran, Truro, TR3 6PA
Sold Mar 2021
£280,00010 Devoran Lane, Devoran, Truro, TR3 6PA
Sold Jan 2020
£730,000
Versus other Devoran Lane homes
On years held, The Driffold runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,593
Street avg £3,130
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 7.6 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
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
Devoran School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







