Smugglers Cottage, Quay Road, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2QZ

Smugglers Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Polperro, Looe, Looe (PL13 2QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (September 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2000–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £335,000 is 34% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£422/sq ft) was about 21.5% below the postcode norm. Last sold in September 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.