1 The Arches, Hannafore Road, Looe, PL13 2DE

1 The Arches is a semi-detached house in Looe (PL13 2DE). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 80 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (80–147 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 63). The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £209,000 is 53.6% below the 2017 sale of £450,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£523/sq ft) was about 94.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 80 m² the property is well over the postcode median (46 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 9 years since the last transfer (August 2017).