2 Penventon, Beach Road, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AD
About 2 Penventon
2 Penventon is a mid-terrace house in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro (TR4 8AD). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in December 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 43 m² the property is well over the postcode median (22 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 sits 316.2% above the 1998 sale of £37,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 49% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Feb 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Penventon has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
2 Penventon's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£154,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£37,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 December 1998Most recent
£37,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8AD: £55,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in TR4 8AD
Beach House, Beach Road, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AD
Sold Feb 2023
£3,250,0003 West Cliffs, Beach Road, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AD
Sold Feb 2019
£58,0007 West Cliffs, Beach Road, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AD
Sold Mar 2016
£55,0008 West Cliffs, Beach Road, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AD
Sold Sept 2015
£40,0004 West Cliffs, Beach Road, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AD
Sold Sept 2015
£40,000
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Versus other Beach Road homes
2 Penventon outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£860
Street avg £1,764
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 44 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
0.1 km
Beach Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 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
43.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB