Westnorth Cot, Princes Street, Looe, PL13 2ER

Westnorth Cot is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Looe (PL13 2ER). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 497 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since June 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1999–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £198,000 sits 65% above the 2008 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£241/sq ft) was about 17.3% below the postcode norm.