11 Beach Road, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AA
About 11 Beach Road
11 Beach Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro (TR4 8AA). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (July 2023) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in August 2022 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 117 m² it's 17.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 67.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £365,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
11 Beach Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
Solar PV panels (40 kWp) installed
Planning history
11 Beach Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 11 Beach Road has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.
£383,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 21 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
22 December 2022Most recent
£365,000
+312.4%over 21 years6 September 2001
£88,500
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
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Versus other Beach Road homes
EPC Rating for 11 Beach Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,120
Street avg £2,446
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.1 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
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.
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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