Heatherside, West Cliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AE
About Heatherside
Heatherside is a four-bedroom detached house in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro (TR4 8AE). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2018 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £666,000 is 11.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£485/sq ft) was about 33.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2019 for £595,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Planning history
- Sept 2005OutlineIn report
Remove mundic block from walls marked red on plans sites: 252087,
- Reference
- C1/CP25/1717/05/R
What's in Heatherside, West Cliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for Heatherside has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£666,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.2% per year over 20 years.
£595,000
Growth on file: 12.2% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
25 April 2019Most recent
£595,000
+27.1%over 12 years9 November 2006
£468,000
+680.0%over 7 years11 May 1999
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8AE: £465,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in TR4 8AE
Seaforth, West Cliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AE
Sold Sept 2025
£107,037Clovelly, West Cliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AE
Sold Nov 2024
£366,0004 The Beach, West Cliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AE
Sold Apr 2024
£465,000Cliffside, West Cliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AE
Sold Oct 2022
£751,000The Bungalow, West Cliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AE
Sold Dec 2021
£1,400,500
Everything we know about Heatherside, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other West Cliff homes
Price per m² for Heatherside runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,219
Street avg £3,080
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.2 km
Beach Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB