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Old Barbican Farm, Barbican Hill, Looe, PL13 1DZ

Extendable3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
131 m²
1410 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Old Barbican Farm

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Old Barbican Farm is a four-bedroom detached house in Looe (PL13 1DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £787,000 is 12.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£496/sq ft) was about 165.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £700,000 in April 2021. 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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • StudyYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenwrap_around
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Old Barbican Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Old Barbican Farm, Barbican Hill, Looe, PL13 1DZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Old Barbican Farm has an approved extension on the planning record.

  1. Nov 2024
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Variation of Planning Permission PA24/01683 with the addition of the demolition and reconstruction of single storey extension

    Agent
    AHT Design
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    PA24/07222
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2024
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Proposed extensions

    Agent
    AHT Design
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    PA24/01683
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£787,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£700,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 April 2021Most recent

    £700,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL13 1DZ: £540,000 (2021–2016).

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On the street

Versus other Barbican Hill homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Old Barbican Farm runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,344

Street avg £3,064

Strongly above

Floor Area

131 m²

Street avg 152 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.2 t/year

Street avg 6.2 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Looe district page.

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

St Winnolls Park — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL13 1DZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PL13 1DZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PL13 1DZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 32 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Old Barbican Farm, Barbican Hill, Looe, PL13 1DZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.