20 Pencantol, Frogpool, Truro, TR4 8SQ
About 20 Pencantol
20 Pencantol is a three-bedroom detached house in Frogpool, Truro, Truro (TR4 8SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold April 2019 for £280,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £354,000 is 26.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 25.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
20 Pencantol has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£354,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 19 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
2 April 2019Most recent
£280,000
+16.7%over 4 years13 March 2015
£240,000
+7.4%over 9 years27 April 2005
£223,500
+142.9%over 5 years20 December 1999
£92,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 8SQ: £300,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in TR4 8SQ
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Versus other Pencantol homes
20 Pencantol is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,500
Street avg £3,096
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
Pecantol — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Cusgarne Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB