Cloudshill, Eastcliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AL
About Cloudshill
Cloudshill is a detached house in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro (TR4 8AL). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1810 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 44). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1996–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £555,000 is 11.2% below the 2013 sale of £625,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 4 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. On the market in September 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Cloudshill sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Feb 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at Cloudshill was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Nov 2025OutlineIn report
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use: Confirmation of lawful commencement: Foundation excavations for the dwelling approved under application number PA22/06475 has commenced
- Agent
- Kast Architects
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- PA25/06679
- Jul 2025ConditionsIn report
Submission of details to discharge Condition number 5 in respect of Decision Notice PA22/06475 dated 29/09/22
- Agent
- Kast Architects
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- PA25/04249
What's in Cloudshill, Eastcliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AL's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Cloudshill was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£555,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.1% per year over 17 years.
£625,000
Growth on file: 13.1% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
25 September 2013Most recent
£625,000
+730.6%over 17 years27 June 1996
£75,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8AL: £144,000 (2015–1997).
Nearby sales in TR4 8AL
Atlantis, Eastcliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AL
Sold Apr 2015
£250,000Seascape, Eastcliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AL
Sold Jan 2007
£237,000Sun View, Eastcliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AL
Sold Jul 2002
£144,000Marven, Eastcliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AL
Sold Oct 1999
£65,000Jolly Winds, Eastcliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AL
Sold Nov 1997
£75,000
Everything we know about Cloudshill, 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 Eastcliff homes
Cloudshill is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
30 (F)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 122 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.4 km
Beach Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 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
42.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB