5 Coastguard Cottages, Talland Hill, Polperro, Looe, PL13 2SB

5 Coastguard Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Polperro, Looe, Looe (PL13 2SB). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (July 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 57), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in April 2004. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 sits 56.1% above the 2004 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 24.3% below the postcode norm.