Berea House, The Coombes, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2RG
About Berea House
Berea House is a semi-detached house in Polperro, Looe, Looe (PL13 2RG). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2020 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £288,000 is 40.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 29.2% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £205,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
- Oct 2024FullIn report
Retrospective: Installation of flush drop down bollards to protect the parking rights of the property and stop commercial vehicles parking there
Retrospective- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- PA24/04569
- Sept 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Renovation of cottage including first floor extension.
- Agent
- James Lockyer Associates Ltd
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- PA21/03587
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Berea House
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£288,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£205,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 January 2021Most recent
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL13 2RG: £260,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in PL13 2RG
Strawberry Fields, The Coombes, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2RG
Sold Feb 2025
£260,0004 Plantation Cottages, The Coombes, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2RG
Sold Jan 2024
£261,500Lily House, The Coombes, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2RG
Sold Nov 2022
£710,000The Plantation, The Coombes, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2RG
Sold Feb 2022
£5,000Alma Villa, The Coombes, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2RG
Sold Sept 2021
£175,000
Everything we know about Berea House, in one report
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
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other The Coombes homes
Price per m² for Berea House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,971
Street avg £3,361
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 9.8 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
0.0 km
Village Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Polperro Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB