What kind of home is Turtles Rest, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX?

Turtles Rest, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX is a 5-bedroom detached house.

What did Turtles Rest, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX sell for?

Turtles Rest, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX last sold for £285,000 in July 2016, around 10 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £136,000 in June 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Turtles Rest, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX changed over time?

Across 4 sales between June 2000 and July 2016, Turtles Rest, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX rose from £136,000 to £285,000, a change of £149,000. That works out to roughly +4.7% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Turtles Rest, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX?

The current EPC rating for Turtles Rest, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in February 2024. It has improved from a E recorded in February 2012 (2 bands). Source: EPC Register.

How big is Turtles Rest, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX?

Turtles Rest, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (1,679 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 194% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PL13 1AX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Turtles Rest, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX use?

The latest EPC at Turtles Rest, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Turtles Rest, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX?

Turtles Rest, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is Turtles Rest, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX in?

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

How safe is the area around Turtles Rest, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX?

Police records around Turtles Rest, 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 Turtles Rest, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX?

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

What is the nearest station to Turtles Rest, Lower Market Street, PL13 1AX?

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

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Turtles Rest, Lower Market Street, Looe, PL13 1AX

4 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

156 m²

1679 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Turtles Rest

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

Turtles Rest is a five-bedroom detached house in Looe (PL13 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good.

At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2000–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £488,000 sits 71.2% above the 2016 sale of £285,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 30.6% below the postcode norm. 10 years since the last transfer (July 2016). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.

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Risks

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Trends

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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

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms5

Energy

Energy performance

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

Turtles Rest ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Feb 2024

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

4.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2024from Feb 2012

EPC improved fromE39toC72

Heating Controls

Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Walls

Very PoorGood

Wall insulation improved

Roof Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting

25%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

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

Turtles Rest has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

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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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.

Current estimate

£488,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£285,000

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

14 July 2016Most recent
£285,000
+14.0%over 8 years
7 March 2008
£250,000
+51.5%over 5 years
2 October 2002
£165,000
+21.3%over 2 years
12 June 2000
£136,000

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.

Turtles Rest is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,827

Street avg £3,605

Strongly below

Floor Area

156 m²

Street avg 66 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Below

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Area

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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

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