The Times - UK (2022-04-08)

PL29 The postcode in numbers

43°

£664,331 is the average house price

In this part of Cornwall

43% of properties for sale

are under offer, falling

to 33% of those costing

£1 million or more

The hotter the

market, the quicker

and easier it should

be to sell a home

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Get picture-postcard looks with this
pretty period cottage in Upper Walmer,
a town best known for its coastline and
castle, two miles from Deal. This two-
bedroom property has an entrance
porch leading to a reception room with
a cast-iron fireplace and panelling.
There’s an open-plan kitchen/diner with
a built-in larder and there’s a separate
utility room. The basement offers plenty
of space for storage and a door to the
garden. The two bedrooms and a
bathroom are arranged over the first
and second floors.
Air pollution 10.1mcg/m³ particulate
pollution annual average, 5.1mcg/m³
above the WHO guideline of 5mcg/m³.
Upside There is a detached workshop
in the garden.
Downside The decor could do with
an update.
Contact brightandbright.co.uk
Bag a bit of TV history as
Doc Martin’s Cornish house goes
on sale — gawpers not included

A

new owner is being

sought for Doc

Martin’s surgery —

curmudgeonly

demeanour optional.

The fictional Cornish

home of Dr Martin

Ellingham, played

by Martin Clunes, is on the market.

Fern Cottage, a grade II listed

double-fronted fisherman’s cottage on

Roscarrock Hill above Port Isaac

harbour, has regularly appeared as the

Doc’s surgery and home for the 18 years

the ITV series has been on the air.

With filming under way for what is

said to be the final series, the owners

of the two-bedroom cottage,

which makes a healthy 5 per

cent return as a holiday let

(charging an average of

£355 a night on Vrbo), are

selling the property for

£1.25 million with John Bray

Estates. It is being offered

furnished and as a business

with a branded website.

Viewers, and tourists who take Port

Isaac’s popular Doc Martin walking tour,

will be familiar with the cottage’s

traditional stone façade, but few will

have seen inside; interior shots are

filmed on set at nearby Roscarrock

Farm. Downstairs there is a small sitting

room with a stone fireplace, beamed

ceiling and slate flagged floor. There is

also a dining room with a log-burner and

a modern galley kitchen. Upstairs are

two double bedrooms and a bathroom.

To the front there is parking for two

cars, and behind is a steep tiered garden.

Port Isaac, known as Portwenn in the

Doc Martin series, is a small Cornish

fishing village with a big reputation. It

has also played host to film crews for

Poldark, Fisherman’s Friends, Saving

Grace, The Shell Seekers and Amy Foster.

It isn’t just a set, though. It is a

traditional fishing village with steep

winding streets — including the aptly

named Squeezy Belly Alley — and a

working harbour. There are plenty of

shops, cafés and restaurants too,

including two Nathan Outlaw eateries.

The renowned chef is opening a

guesthouse in the village in May.

The village has a wide variety of

property, from the traditional cottages

close to the harbour to an increasing

number of contemporary conversions

and new-builds at the top of the village.

“It is a bit of a love affair

for those who buy here, but

tolerating tricky access,

quirky parking

arrangements, low ceilings

and narrow doorways is

all part of the charm of this

wonderful village and its

active community,” says

Jo Ashby, a director at John

Bray. “We have seen groundbreaking

values achieved over the past year.” The

average property price is £662,980, up

30 per cent since 2019, according to the

property portal Rightmove.

The village sits within an area of

outstanding natural beauty with the

South West Coast Path running around

the bay. However, as a working harbour

it doesn’t have much of a beach, and

most people head south to Polzeath for

seaside fun, although Clunes has said

his favourite local beach is the less

accessible Tregardock to the north.

Carol Lewis

Fern Cottage is on the market with

John Bray Estates for £1.25 million

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Edinburgh

If you’re willing to sacrifice space in

exchange for central location, charm

and a private front door then look no

further than this quirky little two-

bedroom, three-floor mews home.

Situated in a quiet courtyard just off

Eglinton Crescent in the city’s bustling

west end, near Haymarket Station and

the Water of Leith, it makes creative

and characterful use of its 878 sq ft of

floorage. Accessible via a spiral

staircase from the main bedroom is a

compact attic room with eaves storage,

which could be used as a home office.

To the rear there’s a private walled

garden.

Air pollution 7.1mcg/m³, 2.1mcg/m³

above the WHO guideline of 5mcg/m³.

Upside A unique home in the heart

of Edinburgh.

Downside Not exactly spacious.

Contact truscottproperty.com

£350,000 Offers over £350,000

Compiled by Victoria Brzezinski

@vbrzezin

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