1 Beach Road, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AA
About 1 Beach Road
1 Beach Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro (TR4 8AA). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1323 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1996–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £352,000 sits 63% above the 2007 sale of £216,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 21.2% below the postcode norm. At 123 m² it's 23.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 20 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
1 Beach Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Nov 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Beach Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 Beach Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£352,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.6% per year over 11 years.
£216,000
Growth on file: 15.6% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
2 November 2007Most recent
£216,000
+10.8%over 2 years27 July 2005
£195,000
+343.2%over 8 years11 November 1996
£44,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8AA: £360,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in TR4 8AA
5 Beach Road, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AA
Sold Mar 2025
£348,500Kuala, Beach Road, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AA
Sold Nov 2024
£257,50017 Beach Road, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AA
Sold Oct 2023
£360,0006 Beach Road, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AA
Sold Oct 2023
£395,000Seamyst, Beach Road, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AA
Sold Jan 2023
£430,000
Everything we know about 1 Beach Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Beach Road homes
1 Beach Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,757
Street avg £2,537
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 103 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Years Held
19 years
Street avg 12 years
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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
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Porthtowan Turn — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Mount Hawke Academy. 1 school 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
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB