5 Bay View Terrace, Budock Water, Falmouth, TR11 5DZ

5 Bay View Terrace is a two-bedroom detached house in Budock Water, Falmouth, Falmouth (TR11 5DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (December 2023) returns a high B (score 91), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in April 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views, attached land beyond the plot and a loft. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £577,000 sits 195.9% above the 2014 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 35.9% below the postcode norm. Last sold in August 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.