Porthtowan House, Chapel Hill, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AS
About Porthtowan House
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 performance
Porthtowan House's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Porthtowan House has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Apr 2015ConversionHeritageIn 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to rear barn to provide one dwelling and associated vehicular access works - revised submission following previously withdrawn applications PA14/05198 and PA14/05199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
- Apr 2015ConversionFullIn 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to rear barn to provide one dwelling and associated vehicular access works - revised submission following previously withdrawn applications PA14/05198 and PA14/ 05199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
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.
Sales history & valuation
Porthtowan House's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£760,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.5% per year over 3 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 16.5% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
26 April 2004Most recent
£400,000
+63.3%over 3 years9 February 2001
£245,000
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
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Versus other Chapel Hill homes
EPC Rating for Porthtowan House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,923
Street avg £2,434
Floor Area
208 m²
Street avg 125 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.1 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
Years Held
22 years
Street avg 11 years
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1 Coast Road, Porthtowan
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1 Chapel Villas, Blackwater
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1 Atlantic Way, Porthtowan
TR4 8AH
1 Chellean Vean, Frogpool
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1 Adams Row, Wheal Busy, Chacewater
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1 Carniggey, Greenbottom, Chacewater
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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.
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
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB