Anchor Cottage, The Warren, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2RB
About Anchor Cottage
Anchor Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Polperro, Looe, Looe (PL13 2RB). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 4 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2016. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 52 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 17 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Anchor Cottage's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Anchor Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Mar 2016RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent: Refurbishment including replacing existing windows with similar windows, internal alterations, new kitchen and bathroom
- Agent
- Steve Huckstep Architects
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- PA16/00977
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Anchor Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£236,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL13 2RB: £360,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in PL13 2RB
Baytree Cottage, The Warren, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2RB
Sold Aug 2025
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Sold Nov 2024
£295,0004 The Warren, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2RB
Sold Aug 2024
£235,000South Sea Cottage, The Warren, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2RB
Sold Feb 2023
£900,000Harbour View, The Warren, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2RB
Sold Feb 2023
£600,000
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other The Warren homes
CO₂ Emissions for Anchor Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
36 (F)
Street avg 28 (F)
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 67 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Village Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Polperro Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB