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About Melvia Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Melvia Cottage is a detached house in Newlyn, Penzance, Penzance (TR18 5HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a G (score 5), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 44 m² it's 24.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 17 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £226,000 is 32.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£361/sq ft) was about 41.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Melvia Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 May 2022
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Melvia Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£226,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2016)
£171,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Jack Lane homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Melvia Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,886
Street avg £3,379
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Penzance district page.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TR18 5HZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 39 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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