Lower Trewince Farm, Dairy Cottage, Newquay, TR8 4AW
About Lower Trewince Farm
Lower Trewince Farm is a detached house in Newquay (TR8 4AW). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 878 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2010) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 82 m² it sits well below the postcode median (139 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £295,000 is 45.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 49.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (April 2018).
Energy performance
Lower Trewince Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Dec 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2018Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use to a dwellinghouse with unrestricted residential accommodation (Removal of conditions 8 and 12 on Decision Notice 97/02/00190 relating to holiday occupancy restriction)
- Agent
- Planning For Results
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- PA18/04480
- Nov 2007AmendmentIn report
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use as permanent residence.
- Council
- D6/17
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- C2/07/01507
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Lower Trewince Farm
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£295,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£202,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 April 2018Most recent
£202,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR8 4AW: £294,500 (2024–2004).
Versus the street
Lower Trewince Farm is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£2,482
Street avg £2,644
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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
0.7 km
Tregustick Holiday Park — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
St Columb Minor Academy. 5 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
40.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.1dB







