Banjo Cottage, Tower Hill, Looe, PL13 1DD

Banjo Cottage is a semi-detached house in Looe (PL13 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since October 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 62 m² it's 25.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£431/sq ft) was about 175.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2020 for £287,500.