Lower Pen Vale, Kenwyn, Truro, TR4 9ET
About Lower Pen Vale
Lower Pen Vale is a semi-detached house in Kenwyn, Truro, Truro (TR4 9ET). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2022); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £710,000 is 21.1% below the 2022 sale of £900,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 124 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (171 m² median across 3 EPCs). Sold December 2022 for £900,000. 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
Energy performance
Lower Pen Vale's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2023PorchFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Construction of extension to the rear of the property, plus a new porch and two roof dormers.
- Agent
- Richard Tosic Architect
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- PA23/01892
- Nov 2013AnnexFullIn report
Demolition of existing 2 store rooms, 2 pony stables and residential caravan to create room for an extension to house to provide additional self-contained accommodation
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- PA13/07678
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£710,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£900,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 December 2022Most recent
£900,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in TR4 9ET: £550,000 (2019–2011).
Everything we know about Lower Pen Vale, 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 the street
On epc rating, Lower Pen Vale runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 98 (A)
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 186 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 0.0 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
0.8 km
Forge Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Shortlanesend School. 5 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
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB