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Porthtowan House, Chapel Hill, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AS

EPC B4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Floor area
208 m²
2239 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 90
Council tax
Band E
Overview

About Porthtowan House

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

Porthtowan House is a detached house in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro (TR4 8AS). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2022 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2024) returns a high B (score 90), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in April 2004. At 208 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £760,000 sits 90% above the 2004 sale of £400,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.

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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.

Porthtowan House's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

A
B
B90
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
0.1 t/year
Occupancy
Planning

Planning history

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

Porthtowan House has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.

  1. Apr 2015
    ConversionHeritage
    In report

    Listed building consent application for conversion work to rear barn to provide one dwelling and associated vehicular access works - revised submission following previously withdrawn applications PA14/05198 and PA14/05199

    Listed
    Documents
    20 docs on file
    Reference
    PA14/11996
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2015
    ConversionFull
    In report

    Conversion work to rear barn to provide one dwelling and associated vehicular access works - revised submission following previously withdrawn applications PA14/05198 and PA14/ 05199

    Documents
    21 docs on file
    Reference
    PA14/11995
    View planning record

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

2 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.

Porthtowan House's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).

Current estimate

£760,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.5% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2004)

£400,000

Growth on file: 16.5% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 April 2004Most recent

    £400,000

    +63.3%over 3 years
  2. 9 February 2001

    £245,000

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.

EPC Rating for Porthtowan House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,923

Street avg £2,434

Below

Floor Area

208 m²

Street avg 125 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

0.1 t/year

Street avg 6.7 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

22 years

Street avg 11 years

Strongly above
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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