Penwyn, Barbican Hill, Looe, PL13 1BQ
About Penwyn
Penwyn is a semi-detached house in Looe (PL13 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1161 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 108 m² it's 22.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Penwyn sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Mar 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at Penwyn is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Sept 2015Tree WorksTreesIn report
Various works to trees in a Conservation Area, namely - fell A 1-4 Leylandii Cyprus - , fell B 1-2 Cherry and reduce C 1 Bay tree
Conservation Area- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- PA15/07807
- Sept 2015Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to trees in a Conservation Area, namely - fell one Leylandii (A), fell one Cherry Tree (B) and reduce Bay Tree
Conservation Area- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- PA15/08313
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Penwyn has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL13 1BQ: £179,000 (2024–2006).
Nearby sales in PL13 1BQ
Everything we know about Penwyn, 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 Barbican Hill homes
On epc rating, Penwyn runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
30 (F)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 111 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.7 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
45.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB