The Old Post Office, Sandplace, Looe, PL13 1PJ
About The Old Post Office
The Old Post Office is an end-of-terrace house in Sandplace, Looe, Looe (PL13 1PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in August 2001. At 84 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 sits 71.2% above the 2001 sale of £187,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£207/sq ft) was about 43.7% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Construction of timber garage and store, extend and raise existing boundary wall and installation of window on south elevation of dwelling.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- E2/10/00253/FUL
- Jan 2009OutbuildingFullIn report
Construction of garage and boundary wall.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- E2/08/01729/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Old Post Office changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£321,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.6% per year over 1 year.
£187,500
Growth on file: 13.6% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
30 August 2001Most recent
£187,500
+18.7%over 1 year27 April 2000
£158,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL13 1PJ: £230,000 (2025–2022).
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Sold Mar 2022
£200,000
Everything we know about The Old Post Office, 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 the street
The Old Post Office outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,232
Street avg £4,036
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
Polraen Hotel — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Duloe CofE VA 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
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB