Homestead, Penstraze, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PN
About Homestead
Homestead is a detached house in Chacewater, Truro, Truro (TR4 8PN). It has a recorded floor area of 231 m² (around 2486 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. Main heating runs on oil.
At 231 m² the property is well over the postcode median (38 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,058,000 is 19.1% above the 2022 sale price. Sold March 2022 for £888,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Homestead's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Sept 2008OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of greenhouse in revised position sites: 140379,
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- C1/PA14/1446/08/R
What's in Homestead, Penstraze, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Homestead was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,058,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£888,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 March 2022Most recent
£888,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8PN: £380,000 (2024–2006).
Everything we know about Homestead, 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
Homestead outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
231 m²
Street avg 76 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Three Spires — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Chacewater Community Primary School. 2 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
51.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB