Libbys Cottage, The Warren, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2RB
About Libbys Cottage
Libbys Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Polperro, Looe, Looe (PL13 2RB). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sale on file: £295,000 in November 2024. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 74 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 17 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£370/sq ft) was about 16.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Libbys Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Libbys Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- May 2010RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed building consent for the retention of roof light, railings and gate to dwelling
ListedRetrospective- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- E2/10/00467/LBC
- Feb 2004RenovationFullIn report
Installation of new rooflight and reinstatement of railings and gate to South elevation of dwelling.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- E2/03/01820/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Libbys Cottage has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£277,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 21 years.
£295,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
20 November 2024Most recent
£295,000
9 July 2014
£295,000
+34.1%over 4 years18 December 2009
£220,000
-7.4%over 2 years17 April 2007
£237,500
+47.5%over 3 years14 October 2003
£161,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL13 2RB: £600,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in PL13 2RB
Baytree Cottage, The Warren, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2RB
Sold Aug 2025
£360,0004 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
£600,000Watch House, The Warren, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2RB
Sold Nov 2022
£1,000,000
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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 other The Warren homes
On years held, Libbys Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,986
Street avg £4,336
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 7.7 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
0.2 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