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Grampound Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR2

South West

£635,000

Listed on 31/08/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
5
Type
Detached
Area
2207 sqft

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

Resparveth Farm is a five-bedroom stone farmhouse set within approximately 4.40 acres, with a south-facing garden, paddock and a range of agricultural buildings. The house is described as requiring refurbishment and offers scope for a purchaser to update it while retaining features such as slate flagstone floors, a Cornish range and two fireplaces, including one with a clome oven. The first floor has five bedrooms, three with en-suite facilities, and a separate bathroom. On the ground floor are a kitchen, large utility room with its own external door, dining room and two further reception rooms. The farmhouse has previously operated as a bed and breakfast. The outbuildings include an outhouse, former piggery and store, a three-bay concrete portal-frame building, a steel portal-frame building and traditional barns arranged around a courtyard. The listing notes that alternative uses may be possible subject to the necessary consents, and that historic consent was granted for two one-bedroom units in the former piggery and store. Any current status and feasibility would need to be checked. The property is reached from a minor rural road by a shared private concrete drive, with ample off-road parking stated. Mains water and electricity are connected; heating is oil-fired via a Rayburn supplying radiators, and drainage is to a private septic tank. The sale is by private treaty, with vacant possession on completion and no onward chain stated. Grampound Road is nearby, while Truro and St Austell are approximately nine miles away.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

66out of 100
Grade CPotential opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

At £635,000, the farmhouse is priced at £288/sq ft against a local average of £380/sq ft, making the asking price a clear acquisition opportunity. The five-bedroom farmhouse, roughly 4.4 acres and range of farm buildings give this a distinctive smallholding canvas, with traditional beams, slate floors and fireplaces to retain or bring forward.

This is a heavy project rather than a cosmetic refresh: the photographed kitchen looks incomplete and the interiors need a substantial programme of improvement. The traditional barns also show deterioration, including a visibly damaged roof structure, while some portal-frame buildings appear more serviceable. The listing mentions historic consent for converting a former piggery/store into two accommodation units, but current consent and feasibility would need checking.

Key opportunities

  • Acquire the five-bedroom farmhouse below the local £/sq ft average, with around 4.4 acres and a range of agricultural buildings.
  • Rework the farmhouse interiors around its beams, slate flagstones, fireplaces and Cornish range, completing or replacing the photographed incomplete kitchen.
  • Explore the potential of the varied outbuildings and land; verify the current status and feasibility of the historic piggery/store conversion consent.

Key risks

  • Stripped-looking, unfinished areas and a heavy whole-house programme call for a planned interior rebuild and longer programme, not a cosmetic refresh.
  • Several traditional outbuildings show deteriorated fabric, including a damaged or partly open roof; inspect their condition and repair requirements.

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Location

Grampound Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR2
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • St Columb Road Rail Station

    6.0 miles

    Train · St Columb Road

  • Truro Rail Station

    6.5 miles

    Train · Truro

  • St Austell Rail Station

    6.9 miles

    Train · St Austell

  • Quintrell Downs Rail Station

    7.4 miles

    Train · Quintrell Downs

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%

Current average variable rate is 6.58%

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£2,595
Based on a loan of £476,250 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

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