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Towan, Eastcliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AW

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
49 m²
527 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Towan

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

Towan is a detached house in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro (TR4 8AW). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 49 m² it's 19.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (41 m² median across 14 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £343,000 is 24.7% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£521/sq ft) was about 129.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (October 2014).

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jun 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Towan, Eastcliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at Towan.

  1. Jan 2016
    Amendment
    In report

    Application for a non-material amendment following the grant of planning permission PA15/05277. Amendment sought - Revisions to fenestrations

    Agent
    Adam Power Associates Ltd
    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    PA15/11065
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2015
    ExtensionAmendment
    In report

    Extension to dwelling and to domestic garage sites: 252307,

    Agent
    Adam Power Associates
    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    PA15/07006
    View planning record

What's in Towan, Eastcliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AW's planning history?

1 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.

Price for Towan has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£343,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 19 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2014)

£275,000

Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 October 2014Most recent

    £275,000

    +276.7%over 14 years
  2. 6 January 2000

    £73,000

    +32.7%over 4 years
  3. 24 November 1995

    £55,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8AW: £175,000 (2025–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Eastcliff homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Towan outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,612

Street avg £2,426

Strongly above

Floor Area

49 m²

Street avg 57 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

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

0.3 km

Beach Road — bus stop.

Closest school

2.5 km

Mount Hawke Academy. 1 school nearby.

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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 8AW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TR4 8AW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TR4 8AW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.5dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Towan, Eastcliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.