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Get started3 Tolcarne Farm Cottage is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Newlyn, Penzance, Penzance (TR18 5QH). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 81 m² it's 17.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold July 2023 for £225,000.
3 Tolcarne Farm Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Feb 2025
£221,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£225,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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
47.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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21 July 2023Most recent
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR18 5QH: £223,000 (2024–2007).
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TR18 5QB
Newlyn Bridge — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Newlyn School. 11 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB
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