6 Merbein Cottages, Tregurrian, Newquay, TR8 4AD

6 Merbein Cottages is a three-bedroom detached house in Tregurrian, Newquay, Newquay (TR8 4AD). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. At 41 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (41–130 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £331,000 is 45.2% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£517/sq ft) was about 59.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.