6 Bosvean Road, Shortlanesend, Truro, TR4 9DX
About 6 Bosvean Road
6 Bosvean Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Shortlanesend, Truro, Truro (TR4 9DX). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It hasn't traded since April 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £364,000 sits 435.3% above the 1999 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£52/sq ft) was about 76.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension to dwelling (variation of approved design) sites: 141195, 141015,
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- C1/PA14/1686/05/R
- Nov 2002
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
6 Bosvean Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£364,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£68,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 April 1999Most recent
£68,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR4 9DX: £305,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in TR4 9DX
40 Bosvean Road, Shortlanesend, Truro, TR4 9DX
Sold Aug 2025
£305,00027 Bosvean Road, Shortlanesend, Truro, TR4 9DX
Sold May 2024
£290,00022 Bosvean Road, Shortlanesend, Truro, TR4 9DX
Sold Sept 2023
£340,00037 Bosvean Road, Shortlanesend, Truro, TR4 9DX
Sold Aug 2022
£410,00039 Bosvean Road, Shortlanesend, Truro, TR4 9DX
Sold Jun 2022
£305,000
Everything we know about 6 Bosvean Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Bosvean Road homes
On price per m², 6 Bosvean Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£562
Street avg £2,822
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 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
0.3 km
Forge Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Shortlanesend School. 4 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB