They say good things come in small packages, and this modest Cornish property puts the idiom through its paces. Listed for £210,000 via The Modern House, the Newquay maisonette is reworked from a historic forge and manages to pack in loads of light and loftiness to its compact floorplate, just a three-minute walk from the sea.

Beyond the Cornish stone façade, the Chapell Hill cottage features a double-height open plan shared by a clever plywood kitchen, sky-lit lounge, and bathroom designed by the vendors, a designer and a carpenter. The whitewashed main floor leads up, via a sandy-coloured timber staircase, to a mezzanine bedroom with cork flooring, wide and tall enough to sleep two. The kitchen and bathroom are furnished with bespoke built-in storage.

Though small, it’s not quite a ‘tiny home’; the beach house can be used full-time or for holidays to the surf-friendly Atlantic cliffs and beaches of north Cornwall. Newquay was recently named the UK’s top holiday destination,  and its independent cafés and restaurants are an easy walk away, while popular Padstow is a half-hour by car.

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