What type of property is Sun Cottage, Lower Chapel Street, PL13 1AT?

Sun Cottage, Lower Chapel Street, PL13 1AT is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did Sun Cottage, Lower Chapel Street, PL13 1AT sell for?

Sun Cottage, Lower Chapel Street, PL13 1AT last sold for £220,000 in June 2015, around 11 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £75,000 in November 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Sun Cottage, Lower Chapel Street, PL13 1AT?

Across 3 sales between November 1999 and June 2015, Sun Cottage, Lower Chapel Street, PL13 1AT rose from £75,000 to £220,000, a change of £145,000. That works out to roughly +7.2% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Sun Cottage, Lower Chapel Street, PL13 1AT have?

The current EPC rating for Sun Cottage, Lower Chapel Street, PL13 1AT is F with a score of 30 out of 100, lodged in December 2016. It has dropped from a E recorded in June 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Sun Cottage, Lower Chapel Street, PL13 1AT?

Sun Cottage, Lower Chapel Street, PL13 1AT has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (872 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 49% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PL13 1AT. Source: EPC Register.

How is Sun Cottage, Lower Chapel Street, PL13 1AT heated?

The latest EPC at Sun Cottage, Lower Chapel Street, PL13 1AT records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Sun Cottage, Lower Chapel Street, PL13 1AT?

Sun Cottage, Lower Chapel Street, PL13 1AT is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is Sun Cottage, Lower Chapel Street, PL13 1AT located?

Sun Cottage, Lower Chapel Street, PL13 1AT sits in Looe. It falls within the PL13 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Sun Cottage, Lower Chapel Street, PL13 1AT?

Police records around Sun Cottage, Lower Chapel Street, PL13 1AT show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 44% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Sun Cottage, Lower Chapel Street, PL13 1AT?

The closest primary school to Sun Cottage, Lower Chapel Street, PL13 1AT is Looe Primary Academy (828m). The closest secondary is Looe Community Academy (1.4km).

What is the nearest station to Sun Cottage, Lower Chapel Street, PL13 1AT?

The closest bus stop to Sun Cottage, Lower Chapel Street, PL13 1AT is The Square, 182m away. The nearest rail option is Looe Rail Station, 758m away.

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Sun Cottage, Lower Chapel Street, Looe, PL13 1AT

3 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

81 m²

872 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 30

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Sun Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Sun Cottage is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Looe (PL13 1AT). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (June 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 81 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £295,000 is 34.1% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 23.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in June 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Sun Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 4)

Dec 2016

EPC Rating

F30

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

9.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2014from Jun 2011

EPC improved fromE51toF37

Hot Water

Main SystemImmersion

Hot water system changed

Oct 2016from Mar 2014

Heating System

Gas BoilerStorage Heaters

Heating system changed

Main Fuel

GasElectric

Changed to a more efficient fuel source

Heating Controls

FullManual

Heating controls changed

Hot Water

ImmersionImmersion (Off-Peak)

Hot water system upgraded

Windows

Partial DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Roof

Very PoorGood

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting

0%43%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Sun Cottage, Lower Chapel Street, Looe, PL13 1AT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Sun Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sun Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£295,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£220,000

Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

11 June 2015Most recent
£220,000
+63.0%over 12 years
2 October 2002
£135,000
+80.0%over 2 years
22 November 1999
£75,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL13 1AT: £240,000 (2023–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Lower Chapel Street homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for Sun Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,716

Street avg £3,358

Below

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 67 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

9.1 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly below

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

The Square — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Looe Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL13 1AT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PL13 1AT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.7dB

Low

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Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 32 points of interest in total.

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