Strawberry Fields, The Coombes, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2RG

Strawberry Fields is a semi-detached house in Polperro, Looe, Looe (PL13 2RG). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a G (score 8), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (January 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg.

It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £260,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£589/sq ft) was about 131.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.