The Galleon, The Bay, Lower Street, Looe, PL13 1DB
About The Galleon
The Galleon is an end-of-terrace house in Looe (PL13 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 26 m² (around 280 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 26 m² it sits well below the postcode median (60 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £145,000 is 27.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 139% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £113,500 in November 2022. 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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Galleon has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- May 2023RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of existing plumbing and waste services, replacement and updating of bathroom fittings and kitchen fittings, removal of upper half of the kitchen internal stud wall, removal of cladding and reapplication of lime pointing with traditional lime mortar, installation of eco-electric combi boiler, replacement of fibre board with painted T and G pine boards, replacement of window hinges and repainting in the existing colour scheme, replacement of existing flood defence barrier and internal redecoration.
Listed- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- PA23/01516
- May 2023RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent for replacement of existing plumbing and waste services, replacement and updating of bathroom fittings and kitchen fittings, removal of upper half of the kitchen internal stud wall, removal of cladding and reapplication of lime pointing with traditional lime mortar, installation of eco-electric combi boiler, replacement of fibre board with painted T and G pine boards, replacement of window hinges and repainting in the existing colour scheme, replacement of existing flood defence barrier and internal redecoration.
Listed- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- PA23/01517
We flagged 2 things worth checking at The Galleon
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£145,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£113,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 November 2022Most recent
£113,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL13 1DB: £180,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in PL13 1DB
The Boat House, The Bay, Lower Street, Looe, PL13 1DB
Sold Jun 2024
£310,0002 Bay Cottages, The Bay, Lower Street, Looe, PL13 1DB
Sold May 2023
£160,000Lerryn, The Bay, Lower Street, Looe, PL13 1DB
Sold Aug 2022
£195,000April Cottage, The Bay, Lower Street, Looe, PL13 1DB
Sold Nov 2017
£180,000Holly Cottage, The Bay, Lower Street, Looe, PL13 1DB
Sold Aug 1999
£77,000
Everything we know about The Galleon, 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
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other The Bay homes
On floor area, The Galleon runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 37 (F)
Floor Area
26 m²
Street avg 50 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 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
0.8 km
Looe Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB