38 Looe Street, Plymouth, PL4 0EB

38 Looe Street is a semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL4 0EB). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 74 m² this is the 6th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–93 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2018–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at -4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £142,000 is 47.4% below the 2024 sale of £270,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 68.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 13 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, an annexe, subdivision and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Most recent transfer: June 2024 at £270,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).