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Mount Pleasant Farm, Chapel Hill, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AS

8 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
174 m²
1873 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Mount Pleasant Farm

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

Mount Pleasant Farm is a detached house in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro (TR4 8AS). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in July 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 174 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £632,000 sits 426.7% above the 1995 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£64/sq ft) was about 66% below the postcode norm. 8 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Mount Pleasant Farm'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Dec 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Mount Pleasant Farm, Chapel Hill, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Mount Pleasant Farm has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

  1. Aug 2020
    Amendment
    In report

    Certificate of lawfulness for the existing unfettered independent residential use of a caravan and associated residential garden land.

    Agent
    D3 Architects
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    PA20/05472
    View planning record
  2. May 2020
    Outline
    In report

    Pre application advice for removal of caravan(s) and construction of a house for farm workers accommodation.

    Agent
    D3 Architects
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    PA20/00860/PREAPP
    View planning record

What's in Mount Pleasant Farm, Chapel Hill, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AS's planning history?

6 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions 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.

Mount Pleasant Farm's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).

Current estimate

£632,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1995)

£120,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 July 1995Most recent

    £120,000

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.

Mount Pleasant Farm outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£690

Street avg £2,496

Strongly below

Floor Area

174 m²

Street avg 126 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.9 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

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

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