Sunny Corner Cottage, Crumplehorn, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2RJ
About Sunny Corner Cottage
Sunny Corner Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Polperro, Looe, Looe (PL13 2RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (June 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 70 m² it's 19.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2011–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £325,000 is 12.1% above the 2019 sale price. Sold October 2019 for £290,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Sunny Corner Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Sunny Corner Cottage has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Dec 2019RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent for the replacement of 2 Timberframe windows
- Agent
- RTP Surveyors (Bodmin)
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- PA19/08366
- Dec 2019RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of existing Kitchen and bathroom timber windows with new timber windows.
- Agent
- RTP Surveyors (Bodmin)
New Windows- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- PA19/08484
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sunny Corner Cottage saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£325,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 9 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
3 October 2019Most recent
£290,000
+11.6%over 5 years31 July 2014
£259,950
+4.0%over 3 years14 January 2011
£250,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in PL13 2RJ: £420,500 (2023–2010).
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other Crumplehorn homes
Sunny Corner Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
19 (G)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 60 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
Crumplehorn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Polperro Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB