Tolva Cottage, Lower Chapel Street, Looe, PL13 1AT
About Tolva Cottage
Tolva Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Looe (PL13 1AT). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 784 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 73 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sale on file: £217,500 in December 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2008–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 is 16.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 40% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Tolva Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Tolva Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Dec 2009ConditionsIn report
Consent to discharge conditions 2 (window details) and 3 (slate details) of planning consent 09/01657/LBC approved 04.12.2009
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- E2/09/01657/DCND1
- Dec 2009HeritageIn report
Listed building consent for alterations to fenestration on north elevation, replacement of existing slate hanging on north and east elevations.
Listed- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- E2/09/01657/LBC
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Tolva Cottage
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
Tolva Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2008.
£254,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 11 years.
£217,500
Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
6 December 2019Most recent
£217,500
+24.3%over 6 years15 October 2013
£175,000
+6.1%over 3 years30 September 2010
£165,000
+106.3%over 1 year17 December 2008
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL13 1AT: £240,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in PL13 1AT
Blue Haze, Lower Chapel Street, Looe, PL13 1AT
Sold Dec 2023
£232,500Tiree, Lower Chapel Street, Looe, PL13 1AT
Sold Sept 2023
£170,0009 Lower Chapel Street, Looe, PL13 1AT
Sold Oct 2022
£273,500Tyrina, Lower Chapel Street, Looe, PL13 1AT
Sold Apr 2022
£250,000The Cubby Hole, Lower Chapel Street, Looe, PL13 1AT
Sold Feb 2022
£240,000
Everything we know about Tolva Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other Lower Chapel Street homes
Price per m²
£2,988
Street avg £3,336
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB