1 Merbein Cottages, Tregurrian, Newquay, TR8 4AD

1 Merbein Cottages is a detached house in Tregurrian, Newquay, Newquay (TR8 4AD). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2022 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (May 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

It hasn't traded since January 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £443,000 sits 454.1% above the 2000 sale of £79,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£61/sq ft) was about 82.7% below the postcode norm.