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Get startedFlat 3 is a semi-detached house in Newlyn, Penzance, Penzance (TR18 5EB). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 52 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–81 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 26.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 21.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £235,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2018.
£224,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 26.5% per year over 3 years.
£235,000
Growth on file: 26.5% per year over 3 years.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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24 September 2021Most recent
£235,000
+118.6%over 3 years29 May 2018
£107,500
Median price across the last 3 sales in TR18 5EB: £184,000 (2023–2018).
TR18 5EB
Chywoone Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Newlyn School. 9 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB
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