Seaforth, West Cliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AE
About Seaforth
Seaforth is a six-bedroom detached house in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro (TR4 8AE). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (112 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2007–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -9.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 sits 309.2% above the 2025 sale of £107,037. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£62/sq ft) was about 83.5% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer was September 2025 at £107,037 — fresh data. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
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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
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Seaforth sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2010FullIn report
Extn of time on PA25/0483/05/R for erection of dwellinghse & domestic garage with assoc turning area approved 16/06/05 sites: 251456,
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- C1/FE25/0312/10/R
- Jun 2005New BuildFullIn report
Erection of dwelling house and domestic garage with associated turning area sites: 251456,
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- C1/PA25/0483/05/R
What's in Seaforth, 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
Seaforth's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£438,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -9.8% per year over 19 years.
£107,037
Growth on file: -9.8% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
9 September 2025Most recent
£107,037
-82.7%over 5 years30 October 2019
£620,000
+3.3%over 10 years23 December 2008
£600,000
-17.2%over 1 year18 January 2007
£725,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8AE: £465,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in TR4 8AE
Clovelly, 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
£1,400,5002 The Beach, West Cliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AE
Sold Feb 2021
£300,000
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Versus other West Cliff homes
On price per m², Seaforth runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£669
Street avg £3,585
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
0.2 km
Beach Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Mount Hawke Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB