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

4 West Cliffs is a one-bedroom detached house in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro (TR4 8AD). It has a recorded floor area of 22 m² (around 233 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. At 22 m² this is the 3rd 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. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 65). The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 sits 240% above the 2015 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£172/sq ft) was about 21.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.