Penlowen, Truro

Last updated June 2026

Penlowen, Truro

Last updated June 2026

Description & Estimates

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Based on sales and lets nearby, it is likely that the sale value lies somewhere between £378k and £569k and the monthly rental value between £1.4k and £1.7k.

Forthvean Road, Porthtowan, Truro, TR4 is located within the TR4 postal district.

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Estimated Sales Value

£378k - £569k

Estimated Rental Value

£1.4k - £1.7k pcm

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Penlowen, Truro has no records in either the Land Registry or EPC database.

The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.

1Sales dated prior to 2007 are shown, but are not used in our calculations.

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Recent Market Change

Over the last 12 months, properties in this area have seen their sale values decrease by 2.6% and their rental values increase by 3.1%.

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Properties Sold Nearby

According to the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents, there have been 3 property sales within 3.3 kilometres of Penlowen, Truro over the last 2 years.

The most recent example is Springfield, Forthvean Road, Truro, TR4 8AY, a freehold house which sold for £245,000 on the 3rd February 2014.

Schools Nearby

The nearest primary school to Penlowen, Truro is Mount Hawke Academy, which is 2.6 kilometres away.

2.6
km
Mount Hawke Academy
3.5
km
Portreath Community Primary School
3.8
km
Illogan School

The nearest secondary school is Redruth School, which is 5.0 kilometres away.

5.0
km
Redruth School
6.0
km
Pool Academy
8.8
km
Camborne Science and International Academy

Schools and house prices

Source: Ofsted 2026

Public Transport Nearby

The closest station to Penlowen, Truro is Redruth station, which is 5.3 kilometres away.

5.3
km
Redruth
8.6
km
Camborne
11.7
km
Perranwell

Source: National Rail

Risk of Flooding

According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be very low.

Very low floodriskin this area

Local Flood RiskVery low

Source: Environment Agency (2024)

Home Ownership Nearby

The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.

In the area around Penlowen, Truro, 40.8% of property is privately owned outright and 29.3% is privately owned with a mortgage.

The graph below shows how this compares to South West and the rest of England & Wales.

This area

South West

England & Wales

Owned (Outright)

Owned (Mortgage)

Shared ownership

Rented (Social)

Rented (Private)

Source: ONS Census (2021)

Education Levels in the Area

The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.

In the area around Penlowen, Truro, 22.0% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 42.5% as possessing degree level qualifications.

The graph below shows how this compares to South West and the rest of England & Wales.

This area

South West

England & Wales

School Students

Students 16+

Degree educated

Other

Source: ONS Census (2021)

Average Age of Residents

Average age

The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.

In the area around Penlowen, Truro, the average age was 44.2 and the most common age was 47.

Within this area

Within South West

England & Wales

Age distribution

The graph below shows how this compares to South West and the rest of England & Wales

Source: ONS Census (2021)

Number of Second Homes

The recent census recorded whether a property was a primary or secondary home for the resident.

In the area around Penlowen, Truro, 0.7% of property was a second home.

Comparison figures for South West and the rest of England & Wales are listed below.

0.7%

Within this area

0.8%

Within South West

0.8%

England & Wales

Source: ONS Census (2021)

Average Cars per Home

The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.

In the area around Penlowen, Truro, there are an average of 1.6 cars per household.

See below for how this compares to South West and the rest of England & Wales.

1.6

Within this area

1.4

Within South West

1.2

England & Wales

Source: ONS Census (2021)

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Penlowen, Truro

Description & Estimates

Our Data Sources

Recent Market Change

Properties Sold Nearby

Schools Nearby

Public Transport Nearby

Risk of Flooding

Home Ownership Nearby

Education Levels in the Area

Average Age of Residents

Average age

Age distribution

Number of Second Homes

Average Cars per Home

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Home Ownership Nearby

Education Levels in the Area

Average Age of Residents

Average age

Age distribution

Number of Second Homes

Average Cars per Home