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Porth Gate, Beach Road, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AA

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
82 m²
883 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Porth Gate

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

Porth Gate is a two-bedroom detached house in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro (TR4 8AA). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Today's modelled estimate of £210,000 sits 68% above the 2017 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£142/sq ft) was about 25.2% below the postcode norm. On the market in May 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. At 82 m² it's 20.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 20 EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • DrivewayYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

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

Porth Gate 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.
Current estimate

£210,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2017)

£125,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 May 2017Most recent

    £125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8AA: £360,000 (2025–2023).

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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.

Habitable Rooms for Porth Gate lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,524

Street avg £2,552

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Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£213k

1 Chacewater Hill, Chacewater

TR4 8QA

2 bed
£299k

1 Coronation Terrace, Blackwater

TR4 8SY

2 bed1 bath
£310k

1 Beachside Court, Porthtowan

TR4 8GY

2 bed
£300k

1 Church Hill, Chacewater

TR4 8PZ

3 bed2 bath
£301k

1 Chapel Court, Chacewater

TR4 8NG

3 bed1 bath
£352k

1 Beach Road, Porthtowan

TR4 8AA

3 bed
£383k

1 Adams Row, Wheal Busy, Chacewater

TR4 8NY

3 bed1 bath
£360k

1 Bissoe Cottages, Bissoe

TR4 8SU

4 bed1 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.

Go deeper on the local area

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 Porth Gate, Beach Road, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.