Towan, Eastcliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AW
About Towan
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 performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jun 2024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
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at Towan.
- Jan 2016AmendmentIn 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
- Aug 2015ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension to dwelling and to domestic garage sites: 252307,
- Agent
- Adam Power Associates
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- PA15/07006
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.
Sales history & valuation
Price for Towan has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£343,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 19 years.
£275,000
Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
22 October 2014Most recent
£275,000
+276.7%over 14 years6 January 2000
£73,000
+32.7%over 4 years24 November 1995
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8AW: £175,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in TR4 8AW
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Sold Aug 2024
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Sold Feb 2021
£175,0008 Seaspray Leisure Flats, Eastcliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AW
Sold Aug 2019
£159,0001 Seaspray Leisure Flats, Eastcliff, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AW
Sold Feb 2019
£6,250
Everything we know about Towan, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Eastcliff homes
Towan outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,612
Street avg £2,426
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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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
0.3 km
Beach Road — 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
42.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB