4 Forthvean Crescent, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AU

4 Forthvean Crescent is a five-bedroom detached house in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro (TR4 8AU). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil.

At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 is 27.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 20% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £342,500 in June 2018.