The Old Post Office, Flat 3, Fore Street, East Looe, Looe, PL13 1DT
About The Old Post Office
The Old Post Office is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in East Looe, Looe, Looe (PL13 1DT). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 40 m² this is the 4th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in The Old Post Office, where floor areas span 31–46 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (65 versus a best of 78). Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£474/sq ft) was about 90.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £204,000. 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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jun 2007Change of UseFullIn report
Conversion of building to provide four one bedroom flats, two studio flats and the retention of ground floor as retail premises. Part change of use of first floor and provision of bin storage and cycle parking
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- E2/07/00583/FUL
- Apr 2007Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use and extension of post office to provide four one bedroom flats, two studio flats and retention of ground floor as retail premises and other associated works.
Extension- Reference
- E2/07/00247/FUL
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
The Old Post Office's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£212,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 12 years.
£204,000
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
21 December 2021Most recent
£204,000
+17.2%over 2 years31 October 2019
£174,000
-0.5%over 9 years1 January 2010
£174,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL13 1DT: £105,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in PL13 1DT
The Old Post Office, Flat 1, Fore Street, East Looe, Looe, PL13 1DT
Sold Jul 2024
£210,000Lloyds Bank, Flat, Fore Street, East Looe, Looe, PL13 1DT
Sold Jun 2024
£265,0002 Barracuda Flats, Fore Street, East Looe, Looe, PL13 1DT
Sold May 2021
£82,000The Old Post Office, Flat 5, Fore Street, East Looe, Looe, PL13 1DT
Sold Nov 2019
£105,000The Old Post Office, Flat 6, Fore Street, East Looe, Looe, PL13 1DT
Sold Nov 2017
£89,000
Everything we know about The Old Post Office, 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 Fore Street homes
Price per m² for The Old Post Office runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,100
Street avg £2,754
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 48 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
Bridge — 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
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB