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

Sanderling Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Looe (PL13 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump.

Across 2000–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £209,000 sits 60.8% above the 2020 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£281/sq ft) was about 41.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (63 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £130,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.