1 Passmore Institute, Fore Street, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LN
About 1 Passmore Institute
1 Passmore Institute is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Chacewater, Truro, Truro (TR4 8LN). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2022. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £246,000 is 40.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 20.1% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £175,000 in August 2021. 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
- Dining roomYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Passmore Institute has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Feb 2022RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent for installation of an appropriate central heating system. Reinstating the original chimney to allow installation of a log burner. Repair to parts of wooden frames on front-facing window(s). Repair to the bathroom outlets. Installation of felt lap ventilation to opposing sides of the rafter pitch. Upgrade deteriorated and leaking skylight above second bedroom to matching skylight.
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- PA21/10510
What's in 1 Passmore Institute, Fore Street, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LN'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.
£246,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£175,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 August 2021Most recent
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8LN: £177,500 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in TR4 8LN
9 Fore Street, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LN
Sold Sept 2024
£200,00013 Fore Street, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LN
Sold Mar 2024
£170,00023 Fore Street, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LN
Sold May 2023
£177,50010 Fore Street, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LN
Sold Oct 2022
£110,00011 Fore Street, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8LN
Sold Aug 2022
£208,000
Everything we know about 1 Passmore Institute, in one report
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Versus other Fore Street homes
Price per m² for 1 Passmore Institute lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,471
Street avg £2,639
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
0.1 km
Kings Head — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Chacewater Community Primary School. 3 schools 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
44.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB