Sunnyside, Jolly S Lane, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AX
About Sunnyside
Sunnyside is a four-bedroom detached house in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro (TR4 8AX). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 43). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in April 2011. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £668,000 is 39.2% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 23.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- BalconyYes
Energy performance
Sunnyside sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2003ConservatoryFullIn report
Erection of double garage and workshop on site of derelict garage. Erection of conservatory and porch sites: 251500,
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- C1/PA25/0021/03/R
What's in Sunnyside, Jolly S Lane, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
£668,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.8% per year over 10 years.
£480,000
Growth on file: 13.8% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
17 April 2011Most recent
£480,000
+247.8%over 9 years29 August 2001
£138,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8AX: £320,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in TR4 8AX
Sunny Nook, Jolly S Lane, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AX
Sold Jul 2024
£358,500Sunny Gables, Jolly S Lane, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AX
Sold Jul 2024
£800,000Sunnymede Cottage, Jolly S Lane, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AX
Sold Apr 2023
£320,000Aurelia, Jolly S Lane, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AX
Sold Nov 2022
£191,000Corn Barn, Jolly S Lane, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AX
Sold Nov 2022
£264,850
Everything we know about Sunnyside, 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 Jolly S Lane homes
Sunnyside is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,079
Street avg £3,186
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.2 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB