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Sorrel Cottage, Chapel Town, Summercourt, Newquay, TR8 5AH

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
91 m²
980 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 28
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Sorrel Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Sorrel Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Summercourt, Newquay, Newquay (TR8 5AH). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 91 m² it's 16.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £371,000 is 12.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 109.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £330,300. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Sorrel Cottage

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Sorrel Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F28
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Sorrel Cottage, Chapel Town, Summercourt, Newquay, TR8 5AH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Sorrel Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

6applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Sorrel Cottage

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£371,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.3% per year over 4 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£330,300

Growth on file: 12.3% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 August 2021Most recent

    £330,300

    +64.3%over 4 years
  2. 18 May 2017

    £201,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TR8 5AH: £222,750 (2022–2017).

On the street

Versus other Chapel Town homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Sorrel Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,630

Street avg £1,892

Strongly above

Floor Area

91 m²

Street avg 98 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Sorrel Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Newquay district page.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Clock Garage — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Summercourt Academy. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TR8 5AH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TR8 5AH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TR8 5AH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Sorrel Cottage, Chapel Town, Summercourt, Newquay, TR8 5AH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.