4 Pixies Holt Flats, Buller Street, Looe, PL13 1AR

4 Pixies Holt Flats is a one-bedroom detached house in Looe (PL13 1AR). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in October 2016 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 30 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–31 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (38 versus a best of 57). Other recorded features include a balcony and a loft. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 30 m² it's 28.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (42 m² median across 5 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 81.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (July 2017). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused.