1 West Cliffs, Beach Road, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AD

1 West Cliffs is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro (TR4 8AD). It has a recorded floor area of 22 m² (around 237 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 22 m² this is the 4th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 20–22 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 sits 1070% above the 1997 sale of £10,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£42/sq ft) was about 73.1% below the postcode norm. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.