8 Barbican Close, Looe, PL13 1EE
About 8 Barbican Close
8 Barbican Close is a detached house in Looe (PL13 1EE). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a G (score 17), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 50), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2026. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 77 m² it's 18.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2026ExtensionFullIn report
Replacement of garage walls and creation of new space to form a kitchen, utility and entrance. Replacement of existing flat garage roof with a hipped roof incorporating a Velux window. Decking to garden at rear. Internal remodel to create a plan suitable for modern day living.
- Agent
- LUP Architecture Ltd
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- PA25/09635
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Barbican Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£240,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL13 1EE: £225,000 (2023–2002).
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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 Close homes
8 Barbican Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
17 (G)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 98 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.1 km
Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Looe Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB