5 Beach Side Apartments, Holywell Bay, Newquay, TR8 5PQ
About 5 Beach Side Apartments
5 Beach Side Apartments is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Holywell Bay, Newquay, Newquay (TR8 5PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. At 52 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–99 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (51 versus a best of 71). The latest certificate (November 2012) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2012, 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 2013–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 60.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2020 at £260,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
5 Beach Side Apartments 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Nov 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Beach Side Apartments has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Beach Side Apartments
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£275,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 7 years.
£260,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
26 November 2020Most recent
£260,000
+39.8%over 7 years19 September 2013
£186,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TR8 5PQ: £525,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in TR8 5PQ
4 Beach Side Apartments, Holywell Bay, Newquay, TR8 5PQ
Sold Dec 2024
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Sold Feb 2024
£265,000White Sails, Holywell Bay, Newquay, TR8 5PQ
Sold Dec 2023
£1,075,000Beachcomber, Holywell Bay, Newquay, TR8 5PQ
Sold Dec 2021
£1,250,000Felthorpe, Holywell Bay, Newquay, TR8 5PQ
Sold Aug 2019
£525,000
Versus the street
Price per m² for 5 Beach Side Apartments runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £3,760
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 2.3 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
0.1 km
Treguth Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Cubert 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
41.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB







