What kind of home is 9 Forthvean Crescent, TR4 8AU?

9 Forthvean Crescent, TR4 8AU is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 9 Forthvean Crescent, TR4 8AU?

9 Forthvean Crescent, TR4 8AU last sold for £350,000 in March 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 9 Forthvean Crescent, TR4 8AU?

The current EPC rating for 9 Forthvean Crescent, TR4 8AU is E with a score of 39 out of 100, lodged in July 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 9 Forthvean Crescent, TR4 8AU?

9 Forthvean Crescent, TR4 8AU has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (990 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 9 Forthvean Crescent, TR4 8AU use?

The latest EPC at 9 Forthvean Crescent, TR4 8AU records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 9 Forthvean Crescent, TR4 8AU in?

9 Forthvean Crescent, TR4 8AU sits in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro. It falls within the TR4 postcode district.

What is crime like near 9 Forthvean Crescent, TR4 8AU?

Police records around 9 Forthvean Crescent, TR4 8AU show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 75% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 9 Forthvean Crescent, TR4 8AU?

The closest primary school to 9 Forthvean Crescent, TR4 8AU is Mount Hawke Academy (2.5km).

What transport links are near 9 Forthvean Crescent, TR4 8AU?

The closest bus stop to 9 Forthvean Crescent, TR4 8AU is Forthvean Road, 72m away. In total there are 26 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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9 Forthvean Crescent, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AU

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

92 m²

990 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 39

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 9 Forthvean Crescent

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

9 Forthvean Crescent is a three-bedroom detached house in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro (TR4 8AU). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Today's modelled estimate of £407,000 is 16.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£353/sq ft) was about 73.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £350,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

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

9 Forthvean Crescent's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E39

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.8 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 9 Forthvean Crescent, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

9 Forthvean Crescent has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£407,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£350,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

8 March 2022Most recent
£350,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8AU: £280,000 (2021–2014).

Nearby sales in TR4 8AU

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On the street

Versus other Forthvean Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 9 Forthvean Crescent lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,804

Street avg £2,881

Strongly above

Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Beachside Court, Porthtowan

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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.

Full Truro report

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

Forthvean Road — bus stop.

Closest school

2.5 km

Mount Hawke Academy. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TR4 8AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TR4 8AU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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