Silver Birch, Shutta Road, Looe, PL13 1HW
About Silver Birch
Silver Birch is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Looe (PL13 1HW). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 sits 55.2% above the 2016 sale of £270,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 163 m² it's 23.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 21 EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in November 2016.
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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
- Bedrooms6
Energy performance
Silver Birch's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2003RenovationFullIn report
Installation of replacement PVCU windows to front elevation of dwelling.
New Windows- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- E2/02/01898/FUL
- Nov 2001FullIn report
Removal of condition 1 (rendering of red brick facing materials) and 2 (metal railings to be painted black). Application no. 01/00546/FUL dated 16/07/01 relates.
- Reference
- E2/01/01252/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Silver Birch
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Silver Birch valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£419,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£270,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 November 2016Most recent
£270,000
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 Silver Birch, 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
Silver Birch outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,656
Street avg £2,484
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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
0.1 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