2 Coastguard Cottages, Talland Hill, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2SB
About 2 Coastguard Cottages
2 Coastguard Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Polperro, Looe, Looe (PL13 2SB). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 89 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 5 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £364,000 is 19.3% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £305,000. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
2 Coastguard Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
- Oct 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Construction of front and rear extensions, replacement roof and installation of roof light to southern roof slope
- Agent
- JV Architectural Services Ltd
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- PA22/05510
- Nov 2004Loft ConversionFullIn report
Installation of roof light on front and two rooflights on rear elevation for conversion of roof space to additional accommodation.
- Reference
- E2/04/01525/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£364,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£305,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 September 2021Most recent
£305,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL13 2SB: £245,000 (2022–2005).
Nearby sales in PL13 2SB
4 Coastguard Cottages, Talland Hill, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2SB
Sold Nov 2022
£375,0006 Coastguard Cottages, Talland Hill, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2SB
Sold Jul 2014
£225,0003 Coastguard Cottages, Talland Hill, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2SB
Sold Oct 2007
£288,0005 Coastguard Cottages, Talland Hill, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2SB
Sold Apr 2004
£180,000
Everything we know about 2 Coastguard Cottages, 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

Versus other Talland Hill homes
Floor Area for 2 Coastguard Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,427
Street avg £3,598
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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
0.2 km
Junction Brentwartha — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Polperro Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB