South Sea Cottage, The Warren, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2RB

South Sea Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Polperro, Looe, Looe (PL13 2RB). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views.

Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £730,000 is 18.9% below the 2023 sale of £900,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£939/sq ft) was about 205.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold February 2023 for £900,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.