Highwater, Shutta Road, Looe, PL13 1HW
About Highwater
Highwater is a four-bedroom detached house in Looe (PL13 1HW). It has a recorded floor area of 259 m² (around 2788 sq ft). The latest certificate (May 2013) returns a high B (score 90), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.
At 259 m² the property is well over the postcode median (132 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 104.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £850,000. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Garagedouble
- BalconyYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Highwater ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 May 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Highwater sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Aug 2021FullIn report
Retention of dwelling, detached garage and associated access
- Agent
- Mark Andrews Planning
Retrospective- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- PA21/05362
- Jul 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to trees in a conservation area, namely crown reduction and partial crown lift as shown on accompanying photographs
- Agent
- Mark Andrews Planning
Conservation Area- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- PA21/06398
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Highwater was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£871,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£850,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 September 2021Most recent
£850,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL13 1HW: £550,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in PL13 1HW
Penmorvah, Shutta Road, Looe, PL13 1HW
Sold Jan 2025
£560,000Carn Brea, Shutta Road, Looe, PL13 1HW
Sold Oct 2023
£640,000Joslyn, Shutta Road, Looe, PL13 1HW
Sold May 2023
£475,000Jackdaw Cottage, Shutta Road, Looe, PL13 1HW
Sold Jul 2022
£550,000Elmbank Cottage, Shutta Road, Looe, PL13 1HW
Sold May 2022
£178,000
Everything we know about Highwater, 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

Versus other Shutta Road homes
EPC Rating for Highwater runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,282
Street avg £2,406
Floor Area
259 m²
Street avg 133 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 8 years
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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
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
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB