Towancott, Eastcliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AL
About Towancott
Towancott is a detached house in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro (TR4 8AL). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, an annexe and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 109 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 4 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Towancott'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 May 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Oct 2021ConditionsIn report
Submission of details to discharge condition 4 in respect of PA21/03420 dated 13/07/2021
- Agent
- BKT Architecture
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- PA21/09550
- Jul 2021AnnexFullIn report
Proposed demolition of existing conservatory on the existing annex. Proposed extension to annex including replacing the asphalt flat roof with a pitched natural slate roof with roof lights
- Agent
- BKT Architecture
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- PA21/03420
What's in Towancott, Eastcliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AL's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Towancott has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£447,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8AL: £237,000 (2015–1999).
Nearby sales in TR4 8AL
Atlantis, Eastcliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AL
Sold Apr 2015
£250,000Cloudshill, Eastcliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AL
Sold Sept 2013
£625,000Seascape, 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
£65,000
Everything we know about Towancott, in one report
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Versus other Eastcliff homes
CO₂ Emissions for Towancott lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 137 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 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