Willow Cottage, Lower Market Street, Looe, PL13 1AX
About Willow Cottage
Willow Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Looe (PL13 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (63 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£509/sq ft) was about 160.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2022 for £230,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Willow Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Willow Cottage saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.8% per year over 5 years.
£230,000
Growth on file: 12.8% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
4 October 2022Most recent
£230,000
+37.7%over 3 years4 January 2019
£167,000
+31.5%over 1 year1 November 2017
£127,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL13 1AX: £275,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in PL13 1AX
The Coachmans, Lower Market Street, Looe, PL13 1AX
Sold Dec 2024
£392,000Rockabye, Lower Market Street, Looe, PL13 1AX
Sold Jul 2023
£175,000Trust House, Lower Market Street, Looe, PL13 1AX
Sold Dec 2022
£275,000Cameron House, Flat 3, Lower Market Street, Looe, PL13 1AX
Sold Oct 2021
£150,000Fishermans Rock, Lower Market Street, Looe, PL13 1AX
Sold Jun 2021
£365,000
Everything we know about Willow 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
Versus other Lower Market Street homes
Willow Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,476
Street avg £3,199
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
44.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB