Porthmeor Beach Flats is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 June 1952. House. 8 related planning applications.
Porthmeor Beach Flats
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-cornice-woodpecker
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 June 1952
- Type
- House
- Address
- Porthmeor Beach Flats, 4-8, Porthmeor Road, St. Ives, TR26 1NP
- OS grid reference
- SW 518 409
- Coordinates
- 50.21632, -5.4792
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Porthmeor Beach Flats, originally a row of early 18th century cottages with cellars below, has been restored. The building is low in height with two storeys and a total of twelve windows. The ground floor is constructed of uncoursed rubble stone, while the first floor is clad in slate. The windows are double-hung sashes, with glazing bars; some date to the early 19th century, while others are 20th century replacements. Brick chimney stacks rise from the front wall.
Local climate
Porthmeor Beach Flats receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 4 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 9 transactions since 2002
- Related listed building consents — 8 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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