Holly Cottage, The Bay, Lower Street, Looe, PL13 1DB
About Holly Cottage
Holly Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Looe (PL13 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since August 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (41 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 sits 196.1% above the 1999 sale of £77,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 69.5% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Holly Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Holly Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£228,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.7% per year over 4 years.
£77,000
Growth on file: 14.7% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
25 August 1999Most recent
£77,000
+40.0%over 1 year21 November 1997
£55,000
+17.0%over 1 year22 January 1996
£47,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL13 1DB: £160,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in PL13 1DB
The Boat House, The Bay, Lower Street, Looe, PL13 1DB
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Sold May 2023
£160,000The Galleon, The Bay, Lower Street, Looe, PL13 1DB
Sold Nov 2022
£113,500Lerryn, The Bay, Lower Street, Looe, PL13 1DB
Sold Aug 2022
£195,000April Cottage, The Bay, Lower Street, Looe, PL13 1DB
Sold Nov 2017
£180,000
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB