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Sunny Gables, Jolly S Lane, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AX

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
202 m²
2174 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 81
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About Sunny Gables

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

Sunny Gables is a four-bedroom detached house in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro (TR4 8AX). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2015) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

At 202 m² the property is well over the postcode median (137 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 59.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £800,000 in July 2024.

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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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDouble

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Solar panelsYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jun 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Sunny Gables, Jolly S Lane, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Sunny Gables 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.

Latest sale on Sunny Gables was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£774,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 19 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2024)

£800,000

Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 July 2024Most recent

    £800,000

    +124.1%over 18 years
  2. 21 September 2005

    £357,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8AX: £320,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Jolly S Lane homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Sunny Gables runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,960

Street avg £3,039

Strongly above

Floor Area

202 m²

Street avg 151 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

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

0.2 km

Forthvean Road — bus stop.

Closest school

2.6 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TR4 8AX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Sunny Gables, Jolly S Lane, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.