Sunny Corner, Barbican Hill, Looe, PL13 1DY
About Sunny Corner
Sunny Corner is a three-bedroom detached house in Looe (PL13 1DY). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include notable views.
Held since October 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, new windows and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 14% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £378,000 is 40% above the 2010 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Excavate into existing garden embankment to provide off-road parking in a covered parking area with garden deck and covered undercroft storage over; single-storey extension to side of dwelling projecting forward and rearward of the existing dwelling; extension to provide a replacement entrance porch on the front of the dwelling; reconstruction of the existing hipped and pitched roof to provide a second floor bedroom and bathroom in a gabled pitched roof with flat-roofed dormer windows
- Agent
- Scarratt And Martyn Architects
- Documents
- 31 docs on file
- Reference
- PA24/08505
- May 2014PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Construction of 2 storey extension and new entrance porch (demolition of existing entrance porch), conversion of 2 bay windows into doors, new rear entrance door and screen, new window to rear elevation, replaceasbestos roof for slate roof , re-render facade, new rainwater goods and remodelling of front entrance steps and garden (revision to approved application PA13/01506)
- Agent
- Steve Huckstep Architects
ExtensionNew Windows- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- PA14/01331
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Sales history & valuation
Sunny Corner has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£378,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.0% per year over 16 years.
£269,995
Growth on file: 14.0% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
27 October 2010Most recent
£269,995
+175.5%over 9 years7 November 2000
£98,000
+180.0%over 5 years5 April 1995
£35,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL13 1DY: £335,000 (2023–2012).
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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
Sunny Corner outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,143
Street avg £2,738
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 2.1 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
0.5 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
46.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB