Glengarth, Penstraze, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PH
About Glengarth
Glengarth is a four-bedroom detached house in Chacewater, Truro, Truro (TR4 8PH). It has a recorded floor area of 192 m² (around 2067 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 192 m² the property is well over the postcode median (129 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £680,000 sits 70% above the 2014 sale of £400,000. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
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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
Energy performance
Glengarth's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Glengarth has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Jan 2025AmendmentIn report
Non material amendment in relation to decision notice PA24/00160 dated 26.03.2024: Alteration to plot 1 from 3 bedrooms to 4 bedrooms
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- PA24/09749
- Nov 2024Solar PanelsAmendmentIn report
Non material amendment in relation to decision notice PA24/00160 dated 26.03.2024 Solar Panels 3.5kv on Plots 1 and 2, Plot 2 now 4 bedrooms without increasing house size to be same internal layout as Plot 1, rear patio doors now 1.8m reduced from 2.1m to aid structural calculations, side window on east elevation by back door removed wall removed between lounge and kitchen/diner in Plot 2
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- PA24/08126
What's in Glengarth, Penstraze, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PH's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Glengarth has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£680,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 18 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
27 July 2014Most recent
£400,000
+192.0%over 17 years11 September 1996
£137,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8PH: £435,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in TR4 8PH
2 Hawthorne Row, Penstraze, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PH
Sold May 2025
£385,0003 Ramblers Rest, Penstraze, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PH
Sold Mar 2024
£1,400Englefield, Penstraze, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PH
Sold Oct 2023
£675,0001 Hawthorn Row, Penstraze, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PH
Sold Aug 2023
£435,000The Ramblers, Penstraze, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PH
Sold Mar 2023
£690,000
Everything we know about Glengarth, 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 Penstraze homes
On years held, Glengarth stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,083
Street avg £2,786
Floor Area
192 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Three Spires — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 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
51.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB