The Cottles, Longcoombe Lane, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2PL

The Cottles is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Polperro, Looe, Looe (PL13 2PL). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2023. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views and a self-contained annexe. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in October 2010. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £578,000 sits 75.2% above the 2010 sale of £329,999. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£666/sq ft) was about 249% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (109 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.