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Pendeen Cottage, South View Park, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AZ

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
77 m²
829 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 24
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Pendeen Cottage

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

Pendeen Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Porthtowan, Truro, Truro (TR4 8AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in October 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£452/sq ft) was about 198.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £375,000. 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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

Pendeen Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F24
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2021from Oct 2014
EPC improved fromG20toF24
Roof Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
11%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Pendeen Cottage, South View Park, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. May 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Proposed extension, garage and vehicular access

    Agent
    Architectural Consult Ltd
    Documents
    17 docs on file
    Reference
    PA22/01722
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What's in Pendeen Cottage, South View Park, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AZ's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and 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.

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.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£375,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 September 2021Most recent

    £375,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8AZ: £279,950 (2023–2007).

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On the street

Versus other South View Park homes

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

On price per m², Pendeen Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,870

Street avg £2,913

Strongly above

Floor Area

77 m²

Street avg 87 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

9.8 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

Below
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

2.7 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 8AZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TR4 8AZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TR4 8AZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

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

Common questions

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