What kind of home is Dolls Cottage, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX?

Dolls Cottage, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for Dolls Cottage, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX?

Dolls Cottage, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX last sold for £157,000 in September 2018, around 8 years ago. Before that, it sold for £106,000 in November 2017. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Dolls Cottage, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX?

The current EPC rating for Dolls Cottage, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX is E with a score of 40 out of 100, lodged in October 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Dolls Cottage, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX?

Dolls Cottage, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (334 sq ft), around 16 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 43% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PL13 1AX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Dolls Cottage, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX use?

The latest EPC at Dolls Cottage, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX records electricity as the main heating fuel. It is also flagged as connected to mains gas. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is Dolls Cottage, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX in?

Dolls Cottage, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX sits in Looe. It falls within the PL13 postcode district.

Is Dolls Cottage, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX in a safe area?

Police records around Dolls Cottage, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX 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.

What schools are near Dolls Cottage, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX?

The closest primary school to Dolls Cottage, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX is Looe Primary Academy (809m). The closest secondary is Looe Community Academy (1.4km).

How well connected is Dolls Cottage, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX?

The closest bus stop to Dolls Cottage, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX is The Square, 172m away. The nearest rail option is Looe Rail Station, 730m away.

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Dolls Cottage, Lower Market Street, Looe, PL13 1AX

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

31 m²

334 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 40

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Dolls Cottage

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

Dolls Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Looe (PL13 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (63 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2017–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 48.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £174,000 is 10.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 136.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £157,000 in September 2018.

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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

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes

Building

Central heatingYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Dolls Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

E40

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Dolls Cottage, Lower Market Street, Looe, PL13 1AX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Dolls 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.

Dolls Cottage changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£174,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 48.1% per year over 1 year.

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Last sold (2018)

£157,000

Growth on file: 48.1% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

20 September 2018Most recent
£157,000
+48.1%over 10 months
24 November 2017
£106,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL13 1AX: £230,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Lower Market Street homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for Dolls Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,065

Street avg £3,245

Strongly above

Floor Area

31 m²

Street avg 78 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Looe district page.

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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 1AX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PL13 1AX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.8dB

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Everything within walking distance

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

FAQ

Common questions

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