Fir Trees, Chapel Hill, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AS
About Fir Trees
Fir Trees is a detached house in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro (TR4 8AS). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 955 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £278,000 sits 54.4% above the 2015 sale of £180,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in September 2015. At 89 m² it's 27.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 23 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Fir Trees'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Sept 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Proposed alterations and extension
- Agent
- RA Studio
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- PA18/10197
What's in Fir Trees, Chapel Hill, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£278,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.4% per year over 3 years.
£180,000
Growth on file: 0.4% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
22 September 2015Most recent
£180,000
+1.4%over 3 years23 March 2012
£177,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8AS: £500,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in TR4 8AS
Morwyns, Chapel Hill, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AS
Sold Nov 2025
£520,0001 Ivy Cottage, Chapel Hill, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AS
Sold Jul 2025
£440,000Fuchsia, Chapel Hill, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AS
Sold Sept 2023
£335,000Zenith, Chapel Hill, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AS
Sold Jul 2023
£695,000Kea House, Chapel Hill, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AS
Sold Oct 2022
£165,000
Everything we know about Fir Trees, 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 Chapel Hill homes
On co₂ emissions, Fir Trees runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,029
Street avg £2,429
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
0.1 km
Chapel Meadow — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 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
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB