Elmbank Cottage, Shutta Road, Looe, PL13 1HW

Elmbank Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Looe (PL13 1HW). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2021. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views.

At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £218,000 is 22.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 75.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £178,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.