8 Merbein Cottages, Tregurrian, Newquay, TR8 4AD

8 Merbein Cottages is a semi-detached house in Tregurrian, Newquay, Newquay (TR8 4AD). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band C. At 130 m² this is the largest 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 (June 2020) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (May 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on lpg.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in April 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 130 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 £267,000 sits 352.5% above the 1998 sale of £59,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£42/sq ft) was about 88.1% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.