Pendeen Cottage, South View Park, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AZ
About Pendeen Cottage
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Pendeen Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Proposed extension, garage and vehicular access
- Agent
- Architectural Consult Ltd
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- PA22/01722
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.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£407,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£375,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 September 2021Most recent
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8AZ: £279,950 (2023–2007).
Nearby sales in TR4 8AZ
9 South View Park, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AZ
Sold Aug 2023
£380,000Rosie, South View Park, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AZ
Sold Oct 2022
£445,0006 South View Park, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AZ
Sold Apr 2009
£161,00011 South View Park, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AZ
Sold Aug 2008
£205,0005 South View Park, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 8AZ
Sold Sept 2007
£279,950
Everything we know about Pendeen Cottage, 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 South View Park homes
On price per m², Pendeen Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,870
Street avg £2,913
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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
2.7 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
43.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB