Beachcombers Apartments, Flat 15, Watergate Bay, Newquay, TR8 4AB
About Beachcombers Apartments
Beachcombers Apartments is a two-bedroom detached house in Watergate Bay, Newquay, Newquay (TR8 4AB). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1014 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. At 94 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Beachcombers Apartments (46–94 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (64 versus a best of 86). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 94 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2004. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 is 11.2% above the 2019 sale price. Sold January 2019 for £285,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
- BalconyYes
Building
- LiftYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Beachcombers Apartments 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Oct 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2004FullIn report
Alterations to include patio doors, additional windows & rooflights & additional floor within roof space
- Council
- D5-2
New Windows- Reference
- C2/04/01585
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Sales history & valuation
Beachcombers Apartments's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£317,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.2% per year over 13 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 0.2% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
15 January 2019Most recent
£285,000
+2.5%over 12 years15 March 2006
£278,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR8 4AB: £205,000 (2020–2014).
Nearby sales in TR8 4AB
Beachcombers Apartments, Flat 7, Watergate Bay, Newquay, TR8 4AB
Sold Sept 2020
£205,000Beachcombers Apartments, Flat 2, Watergate Bay, Newquay, TR8 4AB
Sold Feb 2018
£194,000Beachcombers Apartments, Flat 5, Watergate Bay, Newquay, TR8 4AB
Sold Sept 2016
£253,895Beachcombers Apartments, Flat 6, Watergate Bay, Newquay, TR8 4AB
Sold Feb 2016
£249,95014 Beachcombers Apartments, Watergate Bay, Newquay, TR8 4AB
Sold Mar 2013
£145,000
Versus the street
Beachcombers Apartments is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,025
Street avg £3,732
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 1.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Phoenix — bus stop.
Closest school
2.8 km
Treviglas Academy. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB







