3 Merbein Cottages, Tregurrian, Newquay, TR8 4AD
About 3 Merbein Cottages
3 Merbein Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tregurrian, Newquay, Newquay (TR8 4AD). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 896 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 is 43.2% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 46.7% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in November 2013.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
3 Merbein Cottages 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Feb 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Merbein Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£272,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 12 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
20 November 2013Most recent
£190,000
+20.3%over 10 years12 November 2003
£158,000
+95.1%over 2 years12 July 2001
£81,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR8 4AD: £710,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in TR8 4AD
2 The White House, Tregurrian, Newquay, TR8 4AD
Sold Jun 2023
£995,0002 Merbein Cottages, Tregurrian, Newquay, TR8 4AD
Sold Nov 2022
£395,000Merbein Farm, The Farmhouse, Tregurrian, Newquay, TR8 4AD
Sold Oct 2022
£710,0001 The Hedgerows, Tregurrian, Newquay, TR8 4AD
Sold May 2021
£125,0003 The White House, Tregurrian, Newquay, TR8 4AD
Sold Jan 2020
£740,000
Versus the street
On epc rating, 3 Merbein Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,284
Street avg £2,201
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
0.2 km
Post Box — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Mawgan-In-Pydar Primary School. 1 school 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
43.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB







