40 Atlantic Way, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AH
About 40 Atlantic Way
40 Atlantic Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro (TR4 8AH). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on bottled lpg.
At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 47 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold July 2025 for £650,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£431/sq ft) was about 112.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Open-plan layoutYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
40 Atlantic Way has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Kitchen extension
- Agent
- Oakes Drafting Services Ltd
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- PA15/02591
What's in 40 Atlantic Way, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 40 Atlantic Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£598,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 22 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
3 July 2025Most recent
£650,000
+139.0%over 19 years26 June 2006
£272,000
+49.0%over 2 years29 July 2003
£182,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8AH: £475,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in TR4 8AH
20 Atlantic Way, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AH
Sold Aug 2025
£475,0002 Atlantic Way, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AH
Sold Mar 2025
£500,00061 Atlantic Way, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AH
Sold Sept 2024
£365,00043 Atlantic Way, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AH
Sold Jul 2024
£460,00085 Atlantic Way, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AH
Sold Oct 2023
£608,000
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Versus other Atlantic Way homes
On years held, 40 Atlantic Way runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,643
Street avg £3,103
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
Atlantic Way — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 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
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB