Flat 3, 4 Lower Market Street, Penryn, TR10 8BG

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Penryn (TR10 8BG). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (37–55 m²). On EPC score it ranks last in the building (61 versus a best of 67). The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.5% per year against 0.3% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 186.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £170,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (54 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.