Trevissick Cottage, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AJ
About Trevissick Cottage
Trevissick Cottage is a detached house in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro (TR4 8AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 196 m² (around 2110 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 196 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £531,000 sits 80.6% above the 2017 sale of £294,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in May 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Trevissick Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Trevissick Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2016AnnexFullIn report
Construction of conservatory and internal alterations to form annexe accommodation
- Agent
- Cornwall Planning Group
ExtensionConservatory- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- PA16/06270
- May 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of ground floor & first floor extensions to dwelling sites: 252285,
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- C1/PA25/0284/06/R
What's in Trevissick Cottage, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Trevissick Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£531,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£294,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 May 2017Most recent
£294,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in TR4 8AJ: £91,850 (2003–1999).
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Versus the street
Trevissick Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 76 (C)
Floor Area
196 m²
Street avg 88 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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
0.7 km
Victory Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 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
40.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.1dB