Myrtle Cottage, Pelynt, Looe, PL13 2LB
About Myrtle Cottage
Myrtle Cottage is a detached house in Pelynt, Looe, Looe (PL13 2LB). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 80 m² it's 28.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 8 EPCs). Across 2008–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £362,000 is 20.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 67.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £300,000 in July 2020.
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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
- Nov 2007AnnexConditionsIn report
Application for the removal of S106 agreement pursuant to application 01/01592/FUL to allow sale of detached annexe.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- E2/07/00663/VS106
- Oct 2007Change Of UseFullIn report
Relaxation of condition 2 (ancillary accommodation) of planning consent 01/01592/FUL dated 12.08.2002 to allow use of the property as a single, self contained dwellinghouse
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- E2/07/01144/FUL
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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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£362,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 12 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
1 July 2020Most recent
£300,000
+29.0%over 3 years6 October 2016
£232,500
+10.7%over 8 years27 July 2008
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL13 2LB: £220,000 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in PL13 2LB
Pixies Hollow, Pelynt, Looe, PL13 2LB
Sold Dec 2021
£400,0002 The Green, Pelynt, Looe, PL13 2LB
Sold Sept 2021
£170,000The Green, The Bungalow, Pelynt, Looe, PL13 2LB
Sold Aug 2019
£227,500Rose Cottage, Pelynt, Looe, PL13 2LB
Sold Feb 2018
£195,000The Coach House, Pelynt, Looe, PL13 2LB
Sold Oct 2017
£220,000
Everything we know about Myrtle Cottage, 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
Myrtle Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,750
Street avg £2,531
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Pelynt Primary Academy. 1 school 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
37.2dB