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17 Beach Road, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AA

Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Beach Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Beach Road is a mid-terrace house in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro (TR4 8AA). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2003–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 147.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it's 24.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 20 EPCs). Last sale on file: £360,000 in October 2023.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

17 Beach Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Beach Road, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Beach Road has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.

Current estimate

£350,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£360,000

Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 October 2023Most recent

    £360,000

    +176.9%over 20 years

  2. 18 September 2003

    £130,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8AA: £365,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Beach Road homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 17 Beach Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,615

Street avg £2,346

Strongly above

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£352k

1 Beach Road, Porthtowan

TR4 8AA

3 bed
£360k

1 Bissoe Cottages, Bissoe

TR4 8SU

4 bed1 bath
£330k

1 2, Cox Hill, Chacewater

TR4 8LY

£380k

1 Carniggey, Greenbottom, Chacewater

TR4 8QL

£383k

1 Adams Row, Wheal Busy, Chacewater

TR4 8NY

3 bed1 bath
£310k

1 Beachside Court, Porthtowan

TR4 8GY

2 bed
£301k

1 Chapel Court, Chacewater

TR4 8NG

3 bed1 bath
£300k

1 Church Hill, Chacewater

TR4 8PZ

3 bed2 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Truro district page.
Full Truro report

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TR4 8AA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TR4 8AA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TR4 8AA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 17 Beach Road, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.