Penny Cottage, The Warren, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2RB

Penny Cottage is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Polperro, Looe, Looe (PL13 2RB). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.

3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (64 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2007–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 is 15.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£601/sq ft) was about 101.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2018 for £220,000.