What kind of home is Fernhill, The Coombes, PL13 2RH?

Fernhill, The Coombes, PL13 2RH is a 5-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did Fernhill, The Coombes, PL13 2RH sell for?

Fernhill, The Coombes, PL13 2RH last sold for £345,000 in October 2018, around 8 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £80,000 in July 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Fernhill, The Coombes, PL13 2RH changed over time?

Across 3 sales between July 1996 and October 2018, Fernhill, The Coombes, PL13 2RH rose from £80,000 to £345,000, a change of £265,000. That works out to roughly +6.8% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Fernhill, The Coombes, PL13 2RH?

The current EPC rating for Fernhill, The Coombes, PL13 2RH is F with a score of 21 out of 100, lodged in June 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Fernhill, The Coombes, PL13 2RH?

Fernhill, The Coombes, PL13 2RH has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,087 sq ft), around 20 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 19% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PL13 2RH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Fernhill, The Coombes, PL13 2RH use?

The latest EPC at Fernhill, The Coombes, PL13 2RH records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has Fernhill, The Coombes, PL13 2RH had any planning applications?

Fernhill, The Coombes, PL13 2RH has 2 planning records on file (1 approved, 1 refused), most recent in June 2016. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for Fernhill, The Coombes, PL13 2RH?

Fernhill, The Coombes, PL13 2RH is in council tax band D.

Which area is Fernhill, The Coombes, PL13 2RH in?

Fernhill, The Coombes, PL13 2RH sits in Polperro, Looe, Looe. It falls within the PL13 postcode district.

What is crime like near Fernhill, The Coombes, PL13 2RH?

Police records around Fernhill, The Coombes, PL13 2RH show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 44% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Fernhill, The Coombes, PL13 2RH?

The closest primary school to Fernhill, The Coombes, PL13 2RH is Polperro Primary Academy (796m).

What is the nearest station to Fernhill, The Coombes, PL13 2RH?

The closest bus stop to Fernhill, The Coombes, PL13 2RH is Surgery, 142m away. In total there are 23 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Fernhill, The Coombes, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2RH

3 sales on record2 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

101 m²

1087 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 21

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Fernhill

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Fernhill is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Polperro, Looe, Looe (PL13 2RH). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 101 m² it's 18.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 16 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £416,000 is 20.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 48.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £345,000 in October 2018.

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Risks

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Fernhill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jun 2025

EPC Rating

F21

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

9.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Fernhill, The Coombes, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2RH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

Jun 2016
Full
In report
Demolition of the existing garage. Infilling of doors and windows Replacement of windows.
Agent
Steve Huckstep Architects
New Windows
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
PA16/03554
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Apr 2016
SubdivisionFull
In report
Demolion of garage; conversion of house into 2 flats; enlargement of parking area; external alterations; replacement of windows.
Agent
Steve Huckstep Architects
Reference
PA15/12011
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for Fernhill has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£416,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£345,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

7 October 2018Most recent
£345,000
+45.3%over 2 years
28 October 2015
£237,500
+196.9%over 19 years
18 July 1996
£80,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL13 2RH: £260,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other The Coombes homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Fernhill outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,416

Street avg £2,560

Strongly above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 85 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.9 t/year

Street avg 7.9 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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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

0.1 km

Surgery — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Polperro Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL13 2RH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PL13 2RH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 24 points of interest in total.

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