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THE BEACH, HELSTON, KUGGAR, CORNWALL TR12 7LX

2 beds 2 baths 958 sq ft Listed 20 Mar 2024 (-864d)

£295,000

Guide Price

Reduced on 10 Apr 2024

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Property details

Tenure

LEASEHOLD

Floor area

89 m²

Council tax band

E

EPC rating

D

Last sold

£275,000 Jan 2025

Price per m²

£3,315/m²

Local average

£275,000 (+7.3%)

Deprivation

Decile 3 (9,820 of 33,755)

Street crime

0 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

Key features

  • FABULOUS COASTAL TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT
  • MASTER EN-SUITE
  • LIGHT FLOODED MODERN AND STYLISH LIVING SPACE
  • WONDERFUL COASTAL VIEWS
  • ALLOCATED PARKING
  • COMMUNAL GARDENS
  • SECURE LUGGAGE/STORAGE ROOM
  • EPC - D- 65
  • COUNCIL TAX BAND E

Additional details

Parking
Yes

Description

This beautiful executive style apartment is impossible not to fall in love with the moment you walk through the door. Feel your stresses disappear as you step into the open plan living/kitchen/dining area with an impressive double vaulted beamed ceiling and huge triple aspect window with Bi-Fold doors and Juliet balcony offering fabulous coastal and rural views. Brimming with natural light, the apartment is stylish both in layout and design offering a wonderful space for both relaxing and entertaining. With a contemporary finish complete with a sleek kitchen with high quality appliances, engineered wood flooring to the living space with underfloor heating, this is a trendy and practical space to relax and enjoy. The entrance hallway has a useful storage cupboard and provides access to all rooms including the main shower room and two double bedrooms, with the master benefiting from a lovely well appointed en-suite shower room. Practicalities are not overlooked with the property enjoying an allocated parking space, a useful storage room and use of the well maintained communal gardens. A wonderful opportunity for a range of buyers from those seeking a home beside the sea, looking for a coastal getaway or holiday let investment, this could be the opportunity to purchase your dream property!

Guide Price - £295,000 -

Location - Located just a short walk from the beautiful long sandy Kennack Sands Beach with rock pools to explore and being popular with local surfers this is a truly enviable location. There are a choice of other nearby beaches including the iconic Kynance Cove and the pretty and traditional fisherman’s cove at Cadgwith. The Lizard Peninsula is the perfect place for watching the stars with very little light pollution. Keen walkers will enjoy joining the South West Coastal path and taking the opportunity to view some of the most beautiful coastline in England. Nearby Ruan Minor offers day to day facilities with a farm shop and café within walking distance. Wider facilities are on offer in nearby Mullion and Helston including shops, pubs and restaurants.

Accommodation - Step into the apartment and find yourself in a spacious hallway offering access to all rooms with a useful large storage cupboard. The open plan living space is a wonderful light flooded area in which to dine and relax with views of the coast and surrounding rural countryside, on a warm day slide back the doors to the Juliet balcony and enjoy the fresh sea air. The sleek kitchen area offers contemporary gloss grey units with plenty of storage and preparation space, prepare a delicious meal and gaze at the sea whilst doing the dishes! After a busy day on the beach or walking the coastal path retire to the impressive master bedroom for a refreshing nights sleep, a large light room with a calm ambience there is a well appointed en-suite shower room, the second bedroom is also generous and suitable as either a double or twin room or perhaps a home office if required with the accommodation finished off with a luxurious shower room featuring a generous walk in shower. There is also a very useful secure luggage/storage room on the ground floor, perfect for housekeepers supplies if the property is holiday let.

Outside - Externally there are attractive well maintained communal gardens to include a sheltered seating area, planted with palms with a lovely mediterranean feel.

Parking - The property enjoys the benefit of an allocated parking space.

Leasehold Information - Prospective purchasers should be aware that there is a service charge of £195.86 per month which includes buildings insurance, communal cleaning, fire requirements and gardening.
There are 991 years remaining on the lease and four years remaining on the NHBC building warranty.

Services - Mains water and electricity, private drainage. Council Tax Band E.

Anti Money Laundering Regulations – Purchasers - It is a legal requirement that we receive verified ID from all buyers before a sale can be instructed. We will inform you of the process once your offer has been accepted.

Proof Of Finances - Before agreeing a sale, we will require proof of your financial ability to purchase. We will inform you of what we require prior to agreeing a sale.

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Listed by

Helston

Mather Partnership

Reference: 145952909

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: D

Inspection date: 11/08/2014

Expiry date: 10/08/2024 (expired)

Current heating cost: £542/year

Potential heating cost: £542/year

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

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EPC Graphs

EE Rating

EE Rating

Price history

22% since 2017

Event Date Price % change
Sold 07/01/2025 (1 year ago) £275,000 +22.2%
Sold 20/12/2017 (8 years ago) £225,000

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.

Address Price Date Type
THE BEACH 1, KUGGAR, HELSTON, CORNWALL, TR12 7LX £325,000 01/12/2021 Flat

Area average: £325,000 (1 sale)

Capital growth trend

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Cornwall. Series: Flats and maisonettes. As of April 2026.

1y (index) -2.3%
5y (index) -2%
10y (index) 18.8%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Cornwall. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £905/mo
Realistic £1,005/mo
Optimistic £1,106/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Cornwall.

Location

Address

Poltesco, Grade-Ruan, Kuggar, Cornwall, England, TR12 7LX, United Kingdom

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Phone Box 0.1 miles
Shop Treleague Farm 0.8 miles
Shop Roskilly's 2.8 miles
Hospital Helston Community Hospital 7.3 miles
Train station Truthall Halt 9.4 miles
Train station Trevarno 10.0 miles
Hospital Falmouth Hospital 11.2 miles
University Falmouth University Unit 5b, Life Drawing 11.5 miles
University Academy of Music & Theatre Arts (AMATA) 11.6 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Total incidents 0

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
Grade-Ruan CofE Primary School Primary 0.8 miles Requires improvement — 11 Jul 2024
Landewednack Community Primary School Primary 2.7 miles Inadequate — 29 Nov 2021
Mullion School Secondary 3.1 miles Good — 10 Dec 2023
Mullion Primary School Primary 3.3 miles Requires improvement — 22 Jan 2024

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.34%
Max investor price (0.8%) £125,625
Target investor price (1%) £100,500
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).