What type of property is Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, PL13 2RQ?

Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, PL13 2RQ is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, PL13 2RQ?

Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, PL13 2RQ last sold for £410,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £240,000 in August 2013. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, PL13 2RQ appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between August 2013 and June 2021, Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, PL13 2RQ rose from £240,000 to £410,000, a change of £170,000. That works out to roughly +7% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, PL13 2RQ?

The current EPC rating for Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, PL13 2RQ is G with a score of 6 out of 100, lodged in July 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, PL13 2RQ?

Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, PL13 2RQ has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (538 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PL13 2RQ. Source: EPC Register.

How is Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, PL13 2RQ heated?

The latest EPC at Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, PL13 2RQ records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, PL13 2RQ had any planning applications?

The only planning records linked to Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, PL13 2RQ are routine tree-works filings, not building works. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, PL13 2RQ?

Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, PL13 2RQ is in council tax band C.

Where is Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, PL13 2RQ located?

Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, PL13 2RQ sits in Polperro, Looe, Looe. It falls within the PL13 postcode district.

What is crime like near Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, PL13 2RQ?

Police records around Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, PL13 2RQ 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.

Which schools serve Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, PL13 2RQ?

The closest primary school to Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, PL13 2RQ is Polperro Primary Academy (778m).

What transport links are near Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, PL13 2RQ?

The closest bus stop to Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, PL13 2RQ is Village Centre, 162m away. In total there are 22 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2RQ

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

50 m²

538 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 6

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Hideaway Cottage

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

Hideaway Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Polperro, Looe, Looe (PL13 2RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a G (score 6), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£762/sq ft) was about 264.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £410,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

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

Hideaway Cottage'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 03 Jul 2022

EPC Rating

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

6.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Hideaway Cottage, The Coombes, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2RQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Oct 2013
Tree WorksTrees
In report
Notification for consent to coppice small group of Sycamore Trees (T1), one multi stem Sycamore Tree (T2) and fell to ground level one Sycamore Tree (T3).
Documents
4 docs on file
Reference
PA13/08814
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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.

Latest sale on Hideaway Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£423,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£410,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

29 June 2021Most recent
£410,000
+46.4%over 3 years
7 September 2017
£280,000
+16.7%over 4 years
1 August 2013
£240,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL13 2RQ: £240,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in PL13 2RQ

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On the street

Versus other The Coombes homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Hideaway Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£8,200

Street avg £4,162

Strongly above

Floor Area

50 m²

Street avg 60 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Looe district page.

Full Looe report

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

0.2 km

Village Centre — 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 2RQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PL13 2RQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low

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Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 23 points of interest in total.

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