Hillborough Villa, Beach Road, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AA

Hillborough Villa is a four-bedroom detached house in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro (TR4 8AA). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since April 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £392,000 sits 256.4% above the 2001 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£57/sq ft) was about 72.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.