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Beacon View, Chapel Hill, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AS

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
99 m²
1066 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 1
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Beacon View

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Beacon View is a three-bedroom detached house in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro (TR4 8AS). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 33). Main heating runs on dual fuel.

At 99 m² it's 18.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 23 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £326,000 sits 97.6% above the 2016 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 17.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in November 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Beacon View sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G1
Main Heating
Main Fuel
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
21.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Beacon View, Chapel Hill, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jul 2018
    Change Of UseFull
    In report

    Conversion of workshop/store into a tea rooms business with raised patio to front.

    Agent
    Carn Design
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    PA17/09914
    View planning record
  2. May 2017
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey

    First floor extension to rear of property and the re-construction of garage workshop with flat roof over

    Agent
    Carn Design
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    PA17/03653
    View planning record

What's in Beacon View, Chapel Hill, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AS's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Beacon View valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£326,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2016)

£165,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 November 2016Most recent

    £165,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8AS: £500,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Chapel Hill homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Beacon View is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£1,667

Street avg £2,447

Below

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 130 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

21.0 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Truro district page.

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

0.1 km

Chapel Meadow — bus stop.

Closest school

2.5 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TR4 8AS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TR4 8AS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TR4 8AS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Beacon View, Chapel Hill, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.